When you are craving warm, savory soup, but don’t want to spend a lot of time cooking, this Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup is a dinner winner.

A friend made this recipe for a group of us many years ago. I thought it was delicious, asked for the recipe, and was shocked to find out it was simply cans of ingredients mixed together!

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Check out this Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe below

Do you like leftovers?

I do! My family has mixed feelings about leftovers. And about soup, actually, but we’re working on that! How can you not like leftover soup?!?

This soup is a great option to make on a Sunday, portion into individual servings, and eat several times throughout the week. It tastes even better leftover after the ingredients have had a chance to hang out together!

If you are going to eat it later, keep refrigerated and wait to add the toppings until after you rewarm the soup.

Additionally, this recipe is fantastic because all of the ingredients are readily accessible. Whether you prefer name-brand products, store-brand, low-sodium, or fat-free, these ingredients can typically be found at any grocery store. You probably even have some of them in your pantry right now!

It literally cannot get much easier than opening cans and dumping them into a pot. You can easily double the recipe, and modify based on your preferences.

This Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup truly lives up to its name!

Give it a good stir while warming to break up any clumps of refried beans. I have also made this soup in the microwave using a large glass bowl. It is admittedly not the prettiest to look at with several shades of brown, but thankfully the toppings come to the rescue!

Do you love toppings on soup?

I think they are mandatory for a good bowl of soup! Soup without toppings is like a plant without a decorative vessel. Sad and lonely. Nobody wants that! My personal favorite toppings for Chicken Tortilla Soup include tortilla chips (obviously!), shredded cheese, diced avocado, and a dollop of sour cream. Perfection!

Tip: This is a great way to use up the last broken tortilla chips in the bag. You’re going to crush them anyway!

You have spicy soup, crunchy chips, creamy avocado, and cool sour cream. Hard to beat that delicious combo.