Dinner for 4
Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
$9.91for 445 minServes 4
This creamy chicken soup builds flavor with sautéed vegetables, butter, broth, warm spices, shredded chicken, and sour cream.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
 | Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.8 lb | $1.03Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.93Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 50 oz | $3.49Typical price |
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $2.18Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.14Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.91 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilFlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
MexicanBudgetFamilyLunchesDinnersCold-weather comfortWinter
$2.48 per serving$9.91 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 yellow onions
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 green bell pepper
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- sour cream
Steps
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Cook the onions and bell pepper for 7 minutes, then stir in the garlic for 1 minute.
- Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in the chicken broth.
- Stir in the cumin, chili powder, salt, and cayenne, then simmer for 20 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken and simmer for 5 minutes, until it reaches 165 F.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the sour cream until smooth.
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