Quick & Easy Mexican Soup

Submitted by breezermom

"This recipe is really quick and easy, and the refried beans give a nice thick texture. I love the ease and the taste of this recipe. This recipe came from Southwest Seasons Cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 4 3/4 cups

ingredients

• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 3⁄4 cup onion, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
• 1 3⁄4 cups chicken stock, I recommend Basic Chicken Stock
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, chopped and undrained
• 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• cheddar cheese, Shredded
• monterey jack cheese, Shredded
• crushed tortilla chips
• sour cream
• green onion, Chopped

directions

1. Cook bacon in a large saucepan until crisp; remove bacon, reserving drippings in saucepan. Set bacon aside.
2. Saute onion, celery, and garlic in drippings over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender. Add refried beans and next 4 ingredients; stir well. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
3. To serve, ladle soup into individual soup bowls. Sprinkle with reserved bacon, and top with cheese, crushed tortilla chips, green onions, and a spoonful of sour cream.

Reviews

[Cats Eye]

Quite good! I didn't use the bacon but I did brown up some ground round (drained & rinsed) to add to it. It doesn't make very much so if company is coming you need to at least double this. I also added a some hot sauce as we like a bit of a bite! Overall, it is a quick and tasty soup.

 

[LARavenscroft]

I love anything that has Mexican flavors and ingredients and this one did not disappoint. Made for a very yummy and healthy lunch. Thanks for posting this Breezer! Made for Zaar Stars.

 

[Boomette]

This was my first time doing a mexican soup. It's so yummy. We both loved it. So yummy with the bacon, cheese, tostitos and green onion on top. Thanks Breezermom :) Made for Zaar Star Game

 

[Deantini]

Fantastic soup with a real kick! Wonderful for those cold Fall/Winter nights and super easy to put together. I poured most of the bacon drippings out and the flavour was not lacking for it. The toppings were perfect; I was going to add fresh cubed tomatoes as a topping but forgot about that idea; will try that next time. Made for Zaar Stars

 

[Sunsh1ne]

This was sooooo good. I did make some modifications to our liking though. I browned a pound of ground beef, doubled the amount of chicken stock and chili powder and added crushed red pepper. I also added a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies undrained as we love tomatoes. It was spicy, tasty and very filling for a chilly fall evening. Thank you.