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Our Best Vegetable Tortilla Soup Is Packed With Flavor
This easy vegetable tortilla soup is similar to our classic chicken tortilla soup, and features a rich enchilada sauce, green chilies, and tons of veggies. Serve it up with all the toppings, our classic guacamole and homemade tortillas. We’re definitely filing this delicious soup along with our Best Vegetarian recipes.
Ingredients For This Healthy Tortilla Soup With Vegetables
Pantry–Extra-virgin olive oil, vegetable stock, canned creamed corn, can diced fire-roasted tomatoes, canned red enchilada sauce, canned green chilies
Fresh–Yellow onion, garlic cloves, zucchini
Seasoning–Bay leaves, ground cumin, chili powder, kosher salt, freshly cracked black pepper
Toppings–All optional: Tortilla strips, chopped fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice, sour cream, shredded cheddar or pepper Jack cheese, diced avocado
How To Make Tortilla Soup With Vegetables
Cook the onion and garlic. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Once the oil is glistening, add the onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
Make the soup (a good can opener will help you here). Add the vegetable stock, creamed corn, tomatoes and their juices, enchilada sauce, zucchini, chilies, bay leaves, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Increase the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the zucchini is tender and the flavors have melded, about 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaves using a pair of tongs.
Serve the soup in bowls topped with tortilla strips and any additional toppings of your choice, as desired.
How to Store Leftovers + Tips
Soup leftovers should be cooled completely before storing them in the fridge for 3-4 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
If you really don’t want to do any prep, we advise skipping the fresh zucchini, leaving you with only some cans to open! Or you can freestyle with your favorite frozen chopped veggies instead.
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