{Easy yumminess and some ?'s}

I have a yummy recipe I've been meaning to share for months now but kept forgetting to take a picture and what's a recipe without a photo...ummm...nothing! Last night I rememberd to take a picture so I can now share this recipe with you.

White Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients:
4 ounce can of diced green chili's (you can make your own if you prefer)
4 cups chicken stock
1 rotisserie chicken - I get mine from Costco. Remove meat and cut chicken in to bite size pieces( you can also use 2 lbs cooked boneless, skinless chicken).
2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
2 cans Great Northern Beans (white beans)
1 cup sweet white corn (optional)
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper to tasteDirections:
In a large pot saute onions and garlic in the EVOO over medium high heat for 4 minutes. Add chicken stock, green chili's, cumin, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, add chicken, sweet white corn and beans. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.

To thicken soup and add body: Add 3 tablespoons of cornstarch in a cup-sized container, mix as little cold water as possible to form a thin paste. Bring the soup back up to a boil; stir with 1 hand and pour the paste in slowly with the other. Continue to cook on high heat for a minute, then reduce to low. The soup will look cloudy at first but will clear up and thicken slightly. Remove from heat.

Add Cilantro and lime juice.

Garnish/toppings: sour cream, Mexican style shredded cheese, corn chips (you you can make your own - see below), lime wedges, chopped cilantro, chopped chives.

{As you can see I didn't add all the garnishings for the picture}

This soup is delicious and very easy to make (especially if you get the chicken like I do and use corn chips). It yields about 8-12 servings.

Make your own strips:
Fry corn tortilla strips in 350 degree F oil for 2 minutes until crispy. Drain well on paper towels. Cut into strips.

Questions

Here's a few questions that have been discussed amongst friends lately and I'm curious to see what your answers would be. I've answered them as well.

1.Do you prefer to drink from a plastic or glass cup? Depends. Usually prefer glass, however I have a giant blue cup I keep filled all day that is hard plastic.

2.Water with or without ice? With ice ALWAYS. I prefer the pebble ice (think Sonic - did you know you can buy their ice?)

3.Fruity dessert or chocolate? Chocolate 8 times out of ten.

4.Favorite brand of orange juice? Simply Orange

Your turn...