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Rotisserie Chicken Tortilla Soup

Post author By Ed Hart
Post date January 25, 2026
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Ran across this recipe in Food & Wine. This version leans into deep, smoky flavor from chipotle chiles in adobo, softened onions and garlic, and a long simmer in rich chicken stock. Using a Costco rotisserie chicken keeps it approachable (and affordable!) for a weeknight, and the toppings turn it into something special at the table.

Best of all, this tortilla soup gets even better after a day in the fridge, making it ideal for meal prep, casual entertaining, or freezing for later. Make a pot on Sunday and enjoy comfort all week long.

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Creole Collard Greens

This is a dish built on patience and transformation. Raw collards are tough, grassy, almost defiant. But given heat, fat, acid, and a little sweetness – and most importantly, time – they soften into something generous and soulful. The leaves surrender. The pot liquor deepens. What begins sharp and bitter becomes rounded, savory, and deeply comforting.

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Bread Pudding

If you’re ever in the neighborhood of Commander’s Palace in the Garden District, you can almost follow your nose to the front door by the aroma of bread pudding which wafts across the neighborhood. I always picture a looney tunes character, closing their eyes, nose to the air, flapping their hands and floating along the scent trail to the source. I always think of that when I make this recipe and my kitchen smells of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.

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Butternut Squash Soup

Roasting the squash brings out its natural sweetness and creates a richer, more concentrated base, while aromatics and broth round it out into something smooth and satisfying. Butternut squash itself has a naturally sweet, nutty flavor that intensifies as it cooks, making it especially well-suited for soups that are both hearty and balanced.

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