Tortilla Soup
A flavorful soup with a smokey chipotle flavor.
Ingredients
For the Soup:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil (or your favorite oil) (optional- omit if using Instant Pot- see notes below)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 tsp adobo sauce (from the can of chipotle peppers)
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tsp brown sugar
- 1 15 oz can crushed tomatoes (i.e. fire roasted)
- 32 oz vegetable broth, low sodium
- 2 Tbsp lime juice (about the juice of 1 lime)
For the Bowl:
- black beans
- cooked brown rice
- chicken or steak, cooked & cut into bite sized pieces or shredded (optional)
- fajita veggies (i.e. sautéed red & green peppers and onions) (optional)
- chopped avocado or guacamole (optional)
- tortilla chips
Instructions
Stove Top method:
- In a stock pot, heat oil over medium heat. Once hot, add the onions and cook for 3-5 minutes until softened.
- Reduce the heat slightly and add the garlic, chipotle peppers plus about a teaspoon of the sauce from the can, cumin oregano, chili powder, salt, and brown sugar to the pot. Stir until combined. Cook for 2 minutes to allow it to caramelize.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and vegetable broth. Bring the soup to a boil; then reduce heat to low. Cover the pot, and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
- Transfer the soup to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Stir in fresh squeezed lime juice.
Serving the soup:
- Add cooked/heated rice and beans to soup bowls. And/or add any other foods (i.e. cooked chicken, fajita veggies, etc). Ladle the soup over top. Serve with guacamole and chips. Enjoy!
Notes
Omit the oil if using an Instant Pot as your cooking method.
Instant Pot cooking method- combine all the soup ingredients (except the lime juice) into a 3 qt (or larger) instant pot. Seal the pot and cook on soup/broth setting for 30 minutes. Once cycle is finished and steam is released, transfer the soup to a blender; blend until smooth. Return the soup to the pot. Stir in the lime juice.
To serve- spoon beans, rice, and/or chicken, etc. into soup bowls, and ladle soup over top. Serve with guacamole and tortilla chips, if desired.
I've also made this soup in a slow cooker. Follow the instructions listed above for the Instant Pot, except cook it on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
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