Amazing Chicken Tortilla Soup!

DH, who considers himself a tortilla soup connoisseur, said "Baby, this is the best tortilla soup I have ever had, hands down." And then he helped himself to another huge bowl. :) I changed a few small things: 1 bag of frozen southwestern corn mix instead of plain corn; 1 can of green chilis instead of jalapeno; 1 can of tomato paste instead of tomato sauce; omitted the white wine; added a can of drained/rinsed black beans, 4 stalks of celery (chopped), 2 small zuchinnis (sliced thick) and a teaspoon of smoked paprika. Served with sour cream, chips and sliced avocado, then emailed the recipe to everyone I know. Everyone who has tried it, raves about it. Freezes very well. Freeze in portion-sized freezer safe bowls, then take to work and pop in the microwave for a fast, tasty lunch. This is a 10 star recipe. Healthy and delicious.

I don't understand people who take a recipe and then change it completely and then give it five stars.

Terrific recipe. Just perfect. When I make this, I use one rotisserie chicken, minus skin and bones, of course. It is the perfect quantity of chicken and makes this recipe super fast.

See edit at bottom:<br/>Wow!!! THIS IS FABULOUS!! Didn't have to adjust very much at all. Used Rotel instead of canned tomatoes, omitted tomato sauce, used my homemade stock (Recipe #24576 Lennie's Rescued Turkey stock) which didn't require me to use canned broth since my stock is concentrated and I add water to that. I was a bit worried as it simmered and I tasted it that it would be too spicy even for us, so I added a dollop of sour cream to our bowls and we both lapped it up. Served with a side of guacamole, sour cream and tortilla chips on the side and crushed in the soup... and salad. What a great cold night meal. We both LOVED this!<br/>ETA: This freezes extremely well! 8/23/2011 - I don't know why I forgot to put stars on so many reviews. Updating to add the very deserved 5 stars to this FABULOUS recipe. I have to say, this is my FAVOURITE recipe here.

How do I keep losing Chicken Tortilla soup recipes? Well, I made this one tonight and saved it... and it's a keeper. It was pretty easy and delicious! I went a little light on the chicken (1/2 the meat from a 2# rotisserrie chicken) and added a can of black beans (drained). I didn't have jalapeno, so I used 1/2 a serrano... they are spicier. I didn't have green pepper, so I swapped 1/2 yellow and 1/2 orange. I also put out sour cream, cilantro, diced avocado, and chopped olives for additional garnish/nutrition. It's a generous 10 servings! Also, throwing in some crushed chips is a lot easier than frying cut tortilla strips, which is what was required in my previous recipes. It looked super tomato-ey when I was making it, but it tasted perfect!