The Rarest of Birds: a domestic post!

I’m not the most domestically inclined person, but I can cook a few things, and sometimes I actually do. Every five to ten years, I mention this on Twitter and someone asks for the recipe of the thing I cooked. The thing is always in a crockpot. I’m ambitious around 1 PM. I am rarely ambitious after 5.

Tonight it is snowing here in the mountains, so I made Chicken Tortilla Soup for the very first time by taking the best bits from two recipes I found online.

So here is a recipe! Behold its wonder!

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup 

(low carb depending on the toppings)

6 servings, I think

1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless chicken (I used thighs)
32 ounces chicken broth
1 medium onion, diced
1 orange or yellow bell pepper diced
4-ounce can of chopped green chile peppers
14 ounce can of diced tomatoes (I used only half)
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup frozen corn (I substituted 1 small zucchini, cubed)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt (I added way more than this. Probably 2 tsp.)
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp paprika
1/2 to 1 tsp cumin

Throw everything in the slow cooker! Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 7 hours. 15 minutes before it’s done, shred the chicken and adjust salt and spices. MOAR SPICE. Maybe squeeze in a little lime.

Serve with any or all of these toppings:

tortilla strips (I wish)
shredded cheese
avocado slices
hot sauce
chopped cilantro
fresh lime slice
sour cream

Hope you like it! This will be soooooo good the next time I have a cold.