Crockpot Tortilla Soup (Stephanie O'Dea)

The Ingredients:

--3 cups of chicken broth (homemade or packaged)

--1 1/2 cups cooked chicken (I had leftover chicken in the freezer)

--1/2 onion

--1 cup frozen roasted corn

--2 green onions

--28 oz can of tomatoes and juice

--1 cup chopped up vegetables that you have on hand (celery and carrots in my case, plus I had the end of the roasted vegetables I froze)

--4 cloves of garlic ( I am STILL out of fresh garlic)

--1/4 t crushed red pepper flakes

--1/2 t cayenne pepper

--1 t cumin

--salt to taste (especially if using a no-salt broth like I was)

optional garnish:

--tortilla chips

--parmesan cheese

--sour cream

The Directions:

--dice all veggies into fine chunks

--dump everything into the crockpot
--cook on low for 8-10 hours, or high for 6 or so.