This Is the Most Popular Soup Recipe in The South

What can you guess?

We’re well into soup season now, which means everyone is looking for new recipes. While we all know the best classics, winter is long and we continue to search for new inspiration every year. All the holiday baking, Southern Living Fans have given up on searching for cookies and cakes in favor of comfort classics like soups.

No matter where you’re located, the most searched soup recipes had one thing in common: Everyone wants something creamy. Nationally, the most popular soup recipe is Broccoli Cheese SoupBut, in the South, we are attracted to a completely different cream soup. Martina McBride’s Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup. This recipe is not only from a country music legend. This recipe comes from McBride’s 2018 Cookbook Martina’s Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist for Real LifeFor its unique interpretation of a beloved favorite,, is highly sought-after.

What makes this soup so special?

This celebrity recipe is more than your average recipe. Tortilla Soup. For one, it’s not that signature red color we have come to think of when we picture tortilla soup. Don’t worry, it still has plenty of tomato in it. How the soup is finished gives it its orange hue. McBride adds two kinds of dairy to the soup before it is served, heavy cream and sour. This makes for a creamy soup. To thicken the soup, McBride adds milk and masa Harina to the simmered broth. Masa harina gives the broth a rich texture. McBride has added her own flavor to the classic soup by garnishing it with avocado, cilantro, shredded cheddar cheese and chips.

This soup is loved by readers

Tortilla soup isn’t exactly a classic Southern soup, but it is loaded with plenty of Southern pantry staplesBeans, canned tomatoes and corn are all examples. Like many great soups, this recipe begins with onions and garlic. Many of its seasonings are derived from our favorite. chili recipes.

This lens reveals why this recipe is the most searched by our readers. We are not the only ones who found this recipe most popular. Here is what our readers have to say.

“I have her cookbook with this recipe. It’s delicious. It is essential to the overall flavor. Do not skip it,” says Southern Living Rachel Newton, reader

Other readers enjoyed the ability to make the soup from scratch. “This soup was amazing. I made it exactly as the recipe called, but I used split breasts. I also added shredded cheese and Southwest-flavored tortilla strips from the salad section to the top,” a Southern Living Member added.

And if you’re looking for other delicious recipes to try out during soup season, we suggest searching through our selection of 40 Soup Recipes To Get You Through Winter. You’re bound to find a new favorite in that collection.

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