Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup - Cooking with Kendra

Ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup sweetcorn (frozen or canned, drained)
• 1 large yellow or white onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 1-2 minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 large bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt (to start)
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (to start)
• Juice of 1 large lime (about 2 tablespoons)
• 6-8 corn tortillas, sliced into thin strips (for garnish)
• 1/2 cup vegetable or olive oil (for frying tortilla strips)