Hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup - The Measured Scoop

Ingredients

• 1 dry ancho chile pepper
• 1 dry New Mexico chile pepper
• 1 dry guajillo chile pepper
• 2 quarts chicken broth, divided
• 1 pound skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs, salted
• 1 cup finely diced yellow or sweet onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can of diced tomatoes, with or without green chilies
• 1 tablespoon salt, plus more to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, plus more to taste
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 8 small corn tortillas, sliced 1" wide
• oil or cooking spray
• queso fresco or cotija, crumbled
• fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
• avocado, diced or sliced
• jalapeño rings, fresh or pickled
• lime wedges