Don Pablo's Tortilla Soup

Ingredients

• 3 x chicken breasts split
• 1 gal water
• 3 x carrots cut 1/4" slices
• 3 x celery stalks cut 1/4" slices
• 1/2 c. minced onion
• 2 Tbsp. chopped garlic
• 4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp freshly-grnd white pepper
• 1 tsp freshly-grnd black pepper
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/4 c. minced cilantro
• 1 can mild Rotel tomatoes
• 1/2 pt heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 can corn (or possibly equivalent of fresh corn)
• 1 bag corn tortillas
• 12 ounce fancy Monterey Jack cheese