In a heavy soup pot, sauté the onions, peppers and green chiles until tender.
Add all of the seasonings; sauté for 2 more minutes. Add water, carrots, chicken and shrimp, cook until chicken and shrimp are completely cooked, then slowly and separately add raw tortilla chips to the soup. Let tortilla chips dissolve before adding more. The more tortilla chips you add, the thicker the soup will get.
Makes: 4