Although I like this Tortilla Soup Recipe I posted awhile back, it required fairly specific ingredients and took a fair amount of time to put together. This week I made a stripped-down version that also turned out well.
Ingredients:
-Whatever you have on hand that seems appropriate: I used leftover organic green and yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, and red onions from our Valentine's Dinner.
-2-3 jalepeno peppers
-1 can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes and green chiles (from Trader Joe's, you could use something similar from another store)
-1 can of water
-stale tortilla chips
-avocado, rice, lime, other garnish as desired (optional)
Directions:
Chop vegetables and saute in oil until soft. Add canned tomatoes and can of water. Crumble several handfuls of stale or fresh tortilla chips into the soup. Blend with a hand mixer. Simmer until warmed through. Serve over rice if desired or with avocado or lime. This tastes better the next day after the flavors have had a chance to meld.
