Tortilla Soup

Full of vegetables and flavor this soup will warm you up and comfort you, too. Make it with chicken breast to make a hearty meal or make it without the chicken and use vegetable broth to make a vegetarian soup. Either way, you'll end up happy!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 5-10
• Yields: 10 cups

Ingredients

• 7  cups chicken broth or 7  cups vegetable broth
• 1  medium onion, chopped to 1/2-inch
• 3  carrots, sliced
• 2  celery, stocks sliced
• 1⁄2 bell pepper, cliced
• 1  potato, cubed
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1  bay leaf
• 2  garlic cloves, chopped
• 1  teaspoon dried cilantro
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1  medium tomatoes, cubed
• 1  zucchini, cubed
• 1  cup  jack cheese, shredded
• 1  avocado, sliced
•  tortilla chips

Directions

1. Bring broth, onion, carrots, celery, bell pepper, potato, tomato paste, bay leaf, garlic, cilantro, salt and pepper to a boil in large pot.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add zucchini and tomato.
4. Simmer 15 minutes and remove from heat.
5. Stir in jack cheese.
6. Garnish with jack cheese, avocado slices and tortilla chips.