Tortilla Soup

Life is just so busy for me right now! I am working full-time now and most nights I don't get home until 8pm and my husband cooks for the family. Then there is homework, laundry, lunches, dishes and everything else that needs to be done with the 3 kids. That means that I'm not cooking very often and that means that I'm running out of posts!

I decided to re-post a previous entry for this yummy tortilla soup. This is the time for comforting soups and this is a great one. I love to use leftover rotisserie chicken for this soup. It is quick, easy and will warm you up on these upcoming fall nights. Enjoy!


Tortilla Soup

1 Tbsp olive oil (could omit completely)
3 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp dried onion
1- 4 oz. can of chopped green chilis
1- 15 0z. can of beef broth
2- 15 oz. cans of chicken broth
2- 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
1- 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen sweet corn
1 tsp each of ground cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper
1 Tbsp steak sauce
1 cup water
1 1/2-2 cups of shredded chicken

Toppings:
grated cheddar cheese
baked tortilla chips
fat free sour cream

In a large dutch oven, saute onion and garlic in oil. Add rest of the ingredients (except for toppings) and let simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 hours. To serve, top with chips, grated cheese and sour cream.

Gorgeously Green Radish Top Soup

Well, we pulled up a buch of radishes this week that were gorgeous! We had a lot and we can only eat so many salads. So I jumped on the computer and Googled "radish recipes" and was surprised by all the different recipes that came up.

This soup sounded like a must try!

I must admit that my son literally RAN AWAY when he saw what was for dinner. Green soup? But he ended up getting a second bowl and asking me to make it again.

It tastes like a nice potato soup...but it's green. It is nice and creamy and would go great with a salad and crusty bread.

Gorgeously Green Radish Top Soup

2 TBSP butter

1 medium onion, chopped

2-3 potatoes, sliced

4 cups raw radish greens

4 cups chicken broth

1 cup milk, half and half or cream

Melt the butter in a stock pot, add onions and saute until onions are soft. Add potatoes and greens and stir together until everything is coated with melted butter. Pour in chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

Allow mixture to cool slightly. Transfer to a blender. Blend until smooth.

Return mixture to stock pot and add milk or cream. Cook and stir until well blended.

So easy and so good! Trust me!

Recipe adapted from allrecipes.com

Tortilla Soup

Here is a great soup to use up any leftover shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken. I had a bag of shredded chicken I had saved in the freezer and set out to find a good "blog worthy" recipe in which to use it. I had forgotten how good this soup is. Especially on a cold, winter night. This one had JD licking his bowl!
Tortilla Soup

1 Tbsp olive oil (could omit completely)
3 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp dried onion
1- 4 oz. can of chopped green chilis
1- 15 0z. can of beef broth
2- 15 oz. cans of chicken broth
2- 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
1- 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen sweet corn
1 tsp each of ground cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper
1 Tbsp steak sauce
1 cup water
1 1/2-2 cups of shredded chicken

Toppings:
grated cheddar cheese
baked tortilla chips
fat free sour cream

In a large dutch oven, saute onion and garlic in oil. Add rest of the ingredients (except for toppings) and let simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 hours. To serve, top with chips, grated cheese and sour cream.