Beverly's Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup Using Progresso Light Zesty Santa Fe Style Canned Chicken Soup

A girlfriend recently introduced me to this quick, light and easy recipe for turning a can of Progresso Light Zesty Santa Fe Style Chicken Soup into a delicious Tortilla Soup that is hardy and complete enough to serve for dinner. Using just a few ingredients you likely already have around your kitchen, you can turn cans of soup into a complete and tasty dinner that your family will ask for over and over again.

What ingredients will you need to make Beverly's Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup?

Start with ¾ to 1 full can of Progresso Light Zesty Santa Fe Style Chicken soup per person.

Got leftover chicken? Perfect! You can prepare chicken fresh for the meal if you like, but leftovers from another meal or even from a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store work just fine. Gather bite sized pieces of dark or white meat - about ½ - ¾ cup per serving.

Use canned, frozen or leftover corn to add to the meal, about ¼ - ½ cup per person.

Chop up ¼ - ½ cup red onion per serving. You can use white onion, if you prefer, but red adds a little zest.

Cheddar cheese - Grate about ½ cup per serving. You could also use Jack cheese, a combination of the two or serve it directly from the pre-grated bags of Cheddar or Mexican Blend cheeses.

Tortilla chips - Use your favorite brand.

Sour Cream - Add a dollop, if you like!

How to prepare Beverly's Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup -

Empty the can or cans of Progresso Light Zesty Santa Fe Style Chicken Soup into a large sauce pan and turn on medium to medium high heat.

Add chicken, corn and red onion.

Heat ... 'til hot! Stirring frequently.

How to serve Beverly's Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup -

Put Tortilla Chips, grated cheese and sour cream in separate serving bowls on the table.

Serve piping hot Tortilla soup in large soup bowls, leaving room for other ingredients.

Allow each person to take Tortilla chips and cheese to their taste. Tortilla chips can then be crushed into the Tortilla soup and cheese sprinkled on top.

Each person can add a dollop or two of sour cream, if desired.

Diet and Health Information for Beverly's Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup -

Beverly's Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup is delicious, nutritious and as low fat as you choose to make it!

The Progresso Light Zesty Santa Fe Style Chicken Soup is a light and low calorie soup endorsed by Weight Watchers and rating one Weight Watchers point per serving (two servings per can). Each serving is only 80 calories.

There are 2 grams of fat and 670 mg of sodium per serving in the canned soup.

Obviously, when you add the other ingredients, you will be adding calories, fat and sodium. However, you can choose which ingredients you add, how much and the amount of fat and sodium in those individual ingredients, ie. You may want to use low sodium tortilla chips and use baked chicken rather than store-made rotisserie chicken, choose lower fat cheeses and skip the sour cream. With the relatively healthy and low calorie base soup from Progresso, the healthfulness of the remaining ingredients are within your control.

I hope you enjoy Beverly's Quick and Easy Tortilla Soup!