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Tortilla Soup Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 tbsp olive oil
1 med. onion, chopped
4 cups each - beef & chicken broth
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
3/4 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
10-12 hot peppers (preferably pickled Thai); less if using larger peppers; CUT into small pieces
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 lb. fresh green beans, cut in thirds
2 cups cooked chicken, shredded (Rotisserie Chx works great!)
1 large tomato, blanched, peeled & diced
Avocado, cubed
Monterey Jack cheese

Tortilla Strips:
1 cup olive oil
1 pkg (10 ct.) corn tortillas for frying strips
Directions:
Directions:
Saute onion in olive oil. Add beef & chicken broth, tomato sauce, chili powder, salt, cumin, Worcestershire Sauce, hot peppers and garlic. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat & simmer, covered for 1 hour. After 30 minutes, add green beans and chicken. At end of 1 hour, add tomato (you can blanch it in the soup) and cook for 5 more minutes.

Meanwhile, cut tortilla strips into 1/2-3/4" strips. in a separate pan, heat cup olive oil. After it is shiny, add tortilla strips, frying until golden brown on both sides. Remove from oil, sprinkle with kosher salt.

To Serve:
Place cooked tortilla strips in bowl. Pour tortilla soup on and garnish with avocado and cheese. YUMMY!!!
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1:30
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Houseboy's favorite

 

 

 

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