Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Author: Rocky Mountain Woman
- 4 T vegetable oil
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 3 or 4 Anaheim peppers, roasted, peeled and seeded
- 1 jalapeno pepper, roasted and seeded
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 5 cups chopped tomatoes
- 32 oz chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup chopped cilantro
- Cook the chicken breasts for 20 minutes on high in the pressure cooker in about 1/2 cup chicken stock, let the pressure come down naturally- set aside to cool
- Heat the vegetable oil in the pressure cooker on the browning setting, add chopped onions, cook and stir until onions start to soften, about 5 minutes
- Roast peppers on a grill or in a hot oven until blistered and slightly blackened, peel seed and chop
- Add the peppers and the garlic to the pot with the onions and saute for a few more minutes
- Add salt and pepper
- Add tomatoes and stir until warm
- Transfer to food processor and process until smooth
- Transfer back to pressure cooker, add chicken broth and bring back to to pressure for 20 minutes, let the pressure release naturally
- Shred the chicken and add to the soup
- Stir in the cream and cilantro
- Let it heat until the cream is warm, but don’t let it boil