Chicken-Tortilla-Cheese Soup

Chicken-Tortilla-Cheese Soup

½ small onion, chopped

4 cups chicken stock or broth

1 T. chicken base

1 T. lime juice

½ t. cumin (or to taste)

½ t. chili powder (or to taste)

1/8 can mild green chilies (or to taste)

1-5oz. can chicken breast meat

3.5 oz. crushed white corn tortilla chips (baked variety)

1 flour tortilla, stripped then sliced

½ T. chopped cilantro

¼ t. pepper

1/8 c. mild salsa

1/8 lb. Velveeta cheese, chunked

1/8 c. bacon bits

1/6 c. whipping cream

1.  Chop onions and brown in small amount of olive oil.

2.  Bring stock to a slow boil. Add all above ingredients except the tortilla chips and whipping cream.

3.  Cook until cheese has melted and soup is heated through on low-medium heat.

4.  Add crushed tortilla chips and cook until mostly dissolved and thickened (add more as needed).

5.  Stir in whipping cream and serve.