Lisa's Chicken Tortilla Soup

A lady at Chris' work sent us this recipe last year and it's sooo yummy. I didn't think to take a picture until we had ate it all :) Sorry!

INGREDIENTS:
whole chicken, skinned, boned, pulled and shredded
1/3 chopped medium onion
1 chopped green onion
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
2 Tbsp. butter
48 oz. of chicken broth
2-3 long squirts of lime juice (I buy the kind in the plastic lime)
3-4 heaping Tbsp. of sour cream
3 Tbsp. chopped green chilis
1 pack of large flour tortillas--chop 2 into small pieces to go into the soup. Put the rest aside.
2 cans shoe peg white corn, drained
1/3 bottle of mild salsa (I like Chi-Chi's brand)
1 can petite diced tomatoes, drained
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
salt/pepper/cilantro to taste

Directions:
Bake a whole chicken--or buy one in the deli--and pull and shred the meat. Set it aside.
Melt butter in a large pot.
Cook onion and garlic till soft.
Add all the other ingredients, cover and cook over low heat for 10-20 minutes. Stir frequently.

Tortilla Chip Toppers:
Take the rest of the flour tortillas and cut them into 1/4 inch strips.
Put strips into a bowl and pour a little olive oil in.
Coat strips with oil, then salt and pepper them.
Scatter on a cookie sheet and put under the broiler until brown.
Cool.

Optional:
Put a dollop of sour cream, a sprinkle of cheddar cheese and green onion and a handful of the crispy tortilla chips on top of the soup.