TORTILLA DUMPLINGS RECIPES

Steps:

• Fill 4-quart pot half full with water.
• Boil chicken until tender.
• While chicken is cooking, slice tortillas with a sharp knife 5 slices across and one slice through the middle.
• Remove cooked chicken and shred with a fork or cut into cubes.
• Place chicken, cream of chicken soup, butter, salt and pepper into boiling chicken broth.
• Bring to a rolling boil.
• Drop individual tortillas into pot one piece at a time.
• Do not stir, you can pat the top of the dumplings and move them around slightly with a wooden spoon.
• Boil medium/high heat for 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add 1 cup of milk and move the dumplings around gently to mix the milk.

Steps:

• Brush the tomatoes, onion and garlic with 1 teaspoon oil. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-8 minutes or until tender, turning once. Peel and discard charred skins from tomatoes; place tomatoes in a blender. Add onion and garlic; cover and process for 1-2 minutes or until smooth., Sprinkle chicken with lemon pepper and salt; broil for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Cut one tortilla into 1/4-in. strips; coarsely chop remaining tortilla. , In a large saucepan, heat remaining oil. Fry tortilla strips until crisp and browned; remove with a slotted spoon., In the same pan, cook the zucchini, carrot, cilantro, cumin, chili powder and chopped tortilla over medium heat for 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato mixture, broth, V8 juice, corn, tomato puree, jalapeno and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. , Cut chicken into strips and add to soup; heat through. Discard bay leaf. Garnish with the avocado, cheese and tortilla strips.