Stacy's Chicken Tortilla Soup

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I have an amazing friend, Stacy.  Everyone needs a Stacy in their lives;  a woman who genuinely loves being a wife and mother and homemaker, and can teach you her tricks;  a friend who will bring you food when you have a baby, show you how to use a breast pump, bring you the best white noise machine to help your babies fall asleep, hostess parties and playdates for you with sincere hospitality, and will share her delicious, fast, supper recipes with you.  That is my Stacy.  If you don't have a Stacy, be a Stacy to your friends!  So here is her soup!  It tastes great and is thrifty for the food budget.  We've been having it once a week around here with rave reviews.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

32 oz. boxed chicken broth
The white meat from a Rotisserie Chicken - shredded up (it equates to about 2 cups of cut up cooked chicken breasts)
1 cup salsa (I used Trader Joes Salsa Authentica)
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup black beans (optional)
Ground Cumin (to your liking - I used about 1/2 tsp.)
Tortilla Chips (3/4 c crushed and more for topping)
Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese for topping

Combine chicken broth, chicken, salsa, corn, and cumin in a large pot on the stove and bring to a slow boil.  Add in 3/4 c crushed tortilla chips   Turn heat down to low and simmer until the tortilla chips have softened and the soup has thickened up a bit.  Serve with tortilla chips and cheddar cheese.

That's it!