Tortilla Soup

A blog I read every day is Big Mama.  She's witty and funny.  She's also got some great recipes on her page every so often.  One of them is The Mansion Tortilla Soup.  Apparently The Mansion is a place in Dallas, Texas.  When I eat this soup I think of being on the show Dallas, enjoying this gourmet meal, pondering who shot J.R. 

I know, it's a life to envy.

This soup is that good.  It's easy and makes enough to feed all the cowboys in your life. 

Tortilla Soup from The Mansion



3 tablespoons olive oil
4-6 corn tortillas, diced
1 tablespoon of minced garlic
4-5 tablespoons of chopped cilantro (I don't include this because I'm not a fan)
1 tablespoon of cumin
2 tablespoons of chili powder


Saute all of the above until tortillas begin to crisp.


Add the following to the above and simmer.


1 cup onion puree (I diced a small onion and pureed it in the food processor)
1 large can (29 oz) of tomato puree
2 quarts of chicken stock
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cayenne Pepper to taste
To serve: top with any or all of the following: diced grilled or baked chicken, avocado, shredded cheese, crisp fried strips of corn tortilla.

I add diced chicken to the soup.  I buy an already cooked one at the store and cut it up.  I also include a can of black beans (drained) and some frozen corn.  You can add cheese and avocado to yours if you like, but that's not my scene.

I did a little points calculation for this soup, for 2 cups, it's 5.5 points with chicken, corn and beans added to it.  That's quite a bit of soup and it's filling. 

It also freezes nicely.  If you don't have too many cowboys coming over to your house, you can enjoy this for a LONG time.  It's figure friendly.  I guess it is as glamorous as being on Dallas.