Super Easy Tortilla Soup with Fire-Roasted Salsa
-Kim
This easy to make soup is extra delicious since the El Sol salsa is made with so many good ingredients like fire-roasted tomatoes and corn, black beans, jalapeno, Hatch chiles, and onions.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup chopped onions
½ cup chopped carrots
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground coriander
1 container El Sol Fire Roasted salsa
3 cups chicken stock
1 cup leftover steak, chicken, or pork (optional), chopped into bite-size pieces ½ cup leftover cooked rice, pasta, barley or your favorite cooked grain
Juice of 1 lime
Shredded cheese, tortillas and chopped cilantro, for garnish
Directions
Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat; add in onions and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until starting to soften, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in garlic, cumin and coriander and saute an additional 2 minutes. Add in El Sol Fire Roasted salsa and chicken stock; bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add in meat (if using) and cooked grain/pasta; simmer an additional 10 minutes. Add in lime juice, and serve topped with shredded cheese, tortillas and cilantro.