Tasty Tortilla Soup Heaven

Before we stuff our faces with delicioso food, I present to you, Ladies and Gentlemen, My boyfriend the Photographer!!!

 I absolutely love these photos. 

How they appear is exactly how it feels to walk in these woods.

Beautiful and quiet.

I can't decide which ones I like the best because they are all so fabulous.

 Foodie Time:

Today we are trying (again) to make tortilla soup (Original recipe HERE). This is something that David has always enjoyed, and I've never really tried it. I'm a bit scared that I won't appreciate it, but that's okay. It was easy and took almost no effort. Crock Pot win.

This recipe is DELISH! I generally post my reviews at the end up heads up! This one is SOOOO worth making. Now, I used both chicken from chicken breast and chicken from 2 drumsticks, I tried to shred it as best as I could. OMG it was tasty and SO EASY.

*Side note. My definition of easy is this: all ingredients are already in my cupboard or total less than $8 not including meat.

My Ingredients:

-meat equivalent to 2 chicken breasts

-olive oil

- some big scoops of minced garlic

-5 shakes ground cumin

-10 shakes chili powder

-1 chopped sauted onion

-chicken broth (yours or from the can, 2 cans/5 cups worth)

-1 can of drained corn

-1 lemon worth of lemon juice

-2 cups chunky salsa (I used diced tomato, red onion and cilantro

-stale/regular tortilla chips for plating

-salt and pepper

-a little extra spice to your preference (David said he's used to tortilla chip soup coming out spicier, but it was just perfect for me)

-Peanut wanted to add this bone for flavor but I told him it wouldn't fit into the crock pot

Directions:

Non-Crock Pot (How dare you!!! Just kidding.): If you are using a regular pot, use a large pot to saute the onion and chicken in some oil, and then add everything on top in the one big pot. Cook for 30-40 minutes and serve.

Crock Pot Groupies Unite!!: If you are using a slow cooker, saute the onions and then trow everything in the slow cooker. Let it sit on high for 8 hours. If you want the chicken shredded, take it out at some point and do so.

To Serve: Place chips in the bottom of the bowl, pour soup across the top. EAT! NOMNOMNOM.

*Note: Try not to lose your dog in your laundry while you are waiting 8 hours for your dinner. Like I did.