- 10
- 10 mins
- 25 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup chicken base
- 3 cup diced yellow onions (about 3 medium onions)
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups masa harina
- 4 quarts water
- 2 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 pound processed American cheese, cut in small cubes
- 3 pounds diced cooked chicken (you can use 2 rotisserie chickens)
Preparation
Step 1
In a large pot, combine the oil, chicken base, onions, cumin, chili powder, granulated garlic, and cayenne. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. In a pitcher or large measuring cup, combine the masa harina with 1 quart of the water. Stir until all lumps dissolve. Add to the onions and bring to a boil. Once it starts to bubble, cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. (This will eliminate any raw taste from the masa harina.) Stir in the remaining 3 quarts water and the tomatoes. Let the soup return to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Add the cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cheese melts. Add the chicken and heat through.
Please note that you must incorporate in the masa harina into the water completely first. If you add the masa harina into the soup directly, it will be difficult to blend in and may be lumpy. If you feel 2 cups masa harina is too much, I have made the soup with 1 1/2 cups with good results.
When using any recipe it is always a good Idea to tweak it to your liking. I did add more spices. I also used an immersion blender to make soup creamy and not chunky as Chili’s is creamy. Then I added chicken. Topped it with shredded cheese (not listed here) and fried tortilla strips. Total time is about 45 min though. Totally worth it.
Made this for dinner tonight and had to tweak it a little for added flavor I added a large can of green chili enchilada sauce, and regular enchilada sauce, next time I might try making it in the crock pot to let all the flavor’s meld better, I also added more cheese and spices to get the flavor right will defiantly make again!
I never thought about adding a can of enchilada sauce. Thank you for your suggestion.
I also added shredded Mexican cheese and crumbled corn chips.