Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Submitted by spatchcock

"A great soup for lunch from epicurious.com. I sometimes add more spices, and sometimes I also create a garnish by frying corn tortilla strips with some non-stick cooking spray. You may top with fat-free or lowfat sour cream, and cilantro. Sometimes I also add some shredded muenster or other shreddable cheese on top. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 3⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 4 cups canned vegetable broth
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 24 inches corn tortillas, cut into 1/2 inch-wide strips
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 2⁄3 cup canned black beans, rinsed, drained
• 2⁄3 cup chopped zucchini
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons minced seeded jalapeno chiles

directions

1. Spray large nonstick saucepan with vegetable oil spray.
2. Add onion and garlic; cover and cook over medium-low heat until almost tender, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in tomato paste, cumin and chili powder.
4. Add broth and 2 tablespoons cilantro; bring to boil.
5. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until flavors blend, about 15 minutes.
6. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add tortillas, tomatoes, beans, zucchini and jalapeñp to soup.
7. Cover; simmer until zucchini is tender, about 5 minutes.
8. Season with salt and pepper.
9. Ladle soup into bowls.
10. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro.

Reviews

[NVirginian]

This was great! I had to use a can of fire roasted tomatoes instead of fresh and it still came out great. I think the zucchini was a little more than a cup because I used a whole small one. I will make this often. Thanx!

 

[Starrynews]

Excellent... and very easy to whip up! I omitted the corn tortillas and added cayenne pepper instead of jalapeno chiles (as that was on hand). I can easily see adding in some other veggies, like corn and green pepper, in the future. Thanks for a keeper!

 

[Brittany K.]

Thank you so much! My Dad and brother are vegetarians so I always find a vegetarian version of everything, to accomidate them. They loved this! My Dad say's he's always been jealous that he couldn't find a veg. version of the tortilla soup, so he had me promise to make it for him again because he like it so much. Everyone went back for seconds!

 

[tengler002]

Very good. My wife (who is very picky) and I loved it!

 

[quizzail]

Really delicious. Excellent.