add all ingredients into the crock pot. i left out the carrots from the original recipe because i honestly don't remember ever having a chicken tortilla soup with carrots in it... am i wrong? i don't know... but it just goes to show that you can use whatever you have and feel free to leave out anything you don't like. i also used olive oil instead of corn oil because, well, i don't have corn oil and i really like to cook all of my vegetables in olive oil. you could really use whatever you have.
6. stir all ingredients together and put lid on crock pot. cook in low for 