Bold Chicken & Crispy Tortilla Soup Recipe - Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lb split chicken breasts
• 3 quarts water
• 3 chopped ribs celery
• 1 large quartered yellow onion
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 1 chopped sweet onion
• 1 chopped red bell pepper
• 2 seeded and minced jalapeño peppers
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 (28-ounce) can undrained petite diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons Chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 tablespoons Vegetable oil
• 6 cut into thin strips corn tortillas
• cilantro (optional) Sour cream