dairy free, gluten free chicken tortilla soup
heat oil
add in onion, bell peppers, and carrots. stir
add in chipotle powder, ground cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and minced garlic. stir to combine
add in chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, and corn. stir to combine
add in 5 corn tortillas. stir. simmer 1 hour (or until thickened)
meanwhile: cut up remaining 6 tortillas into strips and fry in 2 cups of hot cooking oil
after one hour: whisk together butter substitute and unsweetened rice milk. add to soup (acts as a substitute for heavy cream)
stir in shredded chicken. simmer 5 minutes
top with fried tortilla strips