Chicken Tortilla Soup

This is by far one of my favorite soups that I make and during the winter time we pretty much eat this weekly. I had plans to go to a friends house tonight so I decided to make this soup in my crock pot so that it would be ready for my hubby and boys at dinner time. You can follow the directions below and just plan an hour ahead of time to make this soup or you can pop it in the crock pot and it'll be ready for dinner. I usually put it in the crock pot around 2pm, cook it on low and it is ready for dinner around 6pm. My crock pot is getting old and cooks at a higher heat level than normal so if you have a nicer crock pot and it cooks slower than you might want to start the soup earlier in the day. Besides if it's sitting in the crock pot for longer it's not like it'll overcook, it's just simmering in there.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Rotisserie Chicken from Costco, shredded (I only use the white meat in my soup)
1 15 oz can kidney beans
1 15 oz can black beans
1 can whole kernel corn
1 14.5 oz can stewed tomatoes (I use a can of diced tomatoes sometimes)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon ground cumin

Now for the chicken broth part, if you don't make your own, then I would use at least 2 cans chicken broth. However, I always make my own chicken broth and just use the whole pot of chicken broth. Usually I make the chicken broth the day before and then put it in a container in the fridge and then make the soup the following day. Then simply place cooked chicken, beans, corn, tomatoes, onions, broth and cumin in a large pot over medium heat. Simmer 45 minutes.