Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Chicken tortilla vegetable soup


Just in time for Cinco de Mayo- I give you chicken tortilla soup-- although let's be real, who's going to eat soup for CDM. Chips please… and dip… and a marg if we're being totally honest :-)

This is one of my favourites that I make about once a month. My friend Dani introduced me to this soup and I've combined it with several other chicken tortilla recipes and made a version of it since. It's weird but this soup is hearty and healthy all at the same time. It's very flavourful but chockful of nutrients and fibre. And it's a great way to empty your fridge of all those veggies- You'll definitely get your DRA in one serving!

Ingredients:

1 tbsp of oil if cooking in a pot
1 cup of cilantro-chopped
1 large onion-chopped
5 cloves of garlic- chopped
1 large can of diced/crushed tomatoes
2 litres of chicken stock
2 chicken breasts cooked and chopped
1 can of black beans or 1.5 cups of cooked black beans
1 can of either kidney or white beans  or 1.5 cups of cooked beans

Veggies (you can use any combination or all of these):
{1 chopped pepper
1-2 zucchinis
1 turnip chopped
2 cups of chopped green beans
2 cups of chopped mushrooms 
2 carrots-sliced into small pieces
2 stalks of celery- chopped
2 cups of frozen corn }

1 bottle of salsa
1/2 pack of taco seasoning (optional)
1 tbsp of cumin (I double this amount)
1/2 tsp of chili/cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste


Optional Toppings:
shredded cheese, greek yogurt/sour cream, chopped green onions, chopped cilantro, tortilla chips

Method 1- (using a pot)

1- Heat the oil in the pan
2- Add the onion, garlic and cilantro to the pan- I usually puree or chop it in my chopper


3- Add everything else in the order of the ingredient list
4- Let it simmer for about an hour until the vegetables are tender.



Method 2- (slow cooker)
Put everything into the slow cooker and simmer on high for 4 hours or on low for eight hours. It's so easy.

Ladle into a bowl and serve with whatever toppings you desire.



This recipe apart from being filling is so easy after all the chopping (and yeah, it's a lot of chopping). All of these veggies are optional also. It literally is whatever you have in your fridge that you want to use. If you want a totally meat and bean soup you can do that too. It makes a ton and freezes very well. I usually make it for dinner at the start of the week and then have it for lunch several time after! It is SO delicious. 

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6 comments:

  1. This looks so good. I love all of the veggies in this recipe!

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  2. OMG, the veggies!! I love it. Will be making this for sure.

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  3. That looks soooo yummy! I will have to try this. :)

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  4. This looks so delicious! Definitely saving this recipe.
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  5. This looks so fresh and delicious! Thanks for sharing!

    Jill
    Doused In Pink

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