Southwestsoup Recipes

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• In a Dutch oven, combine the first nine ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until heated through. , Sprinkle individual servings with cheese. Serve with tortilla chips if desired.

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• Brown ground beef, onion, and garlic in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring often, 10-12 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink and onion is softened, drain.
• Stir in kidney beans, next 8 ingredients, and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in cilantro just before serving. Serve with sour cream and cilantro.

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• In a Dutch oven, cook turkey in oil over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain., Add the beans, broth, corn, salsa, chilies and chili powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Serve with sour cream and cilantro. Freeze option: Before adding sour cream and cilantro, cool soup. Freeze soup in freezer containers up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Serve with sour cream and cilantro.

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• Brown ground beef with onion and garlic in a soup pot or dutch oven. Drain off fat in pot.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, reserving the chopped cilantro until ready to serve. When ready to serve, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and stir.
• Bring to boil then let cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

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• Cook the ground beef and onions together until no longer pink.
• Drain well and place in a large soup pot.
• Add all the remaining ingredients except corn chips and grated cheese, then stir well.
• Simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes.
• Serve over Fritos corn chips in soup bowls.
• Top with some grated cheddar cheese if desired.

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• In a large pot over medium heat, combine turkey, broth, canned tomatoes, green chiles, fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic, lime juice, cayenne, cumin, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in avocado and cilantro and simmer 15 to 20 minutes more, until slightly thickened.

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• Heat oil to medium in large soup pot.
• Brown meat, onion, garlic and spices.
• Add all canned ingredients and bring to low boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Bake Tortillas at 450 degrees on baking sheet for 5 minutes - watch carefully so as not to burn.
• Place a pile of chips in soup bowl. Ladle in soup, top with sour cream and cheese.

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• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Put the oiled corn on a baking sheet and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Put the oiled tomatoes on another baking sheet and roast them both for 10 to 12 minutes until the tomato skin blisters and the corn is lightly browned. In a medium skillet, grill the red pepper over medium-high heat until it is black on each side. Put the tomatoes and the pepper in the refrigerator, and peel them when they have cooled.
• Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat and add the onion and garlic and saute. Add the flour and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock, roasted corn, peeled tomatoes, half-and-half, and 1 1/4 cups of the tortilla chip pieces and mix well. Pour this mixture in a food processor or blender* and puree until smooth. Strain the chowder, and then season it with cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper, to taste. Peel and dice the roasted red pepper. Serve the soup topped with diced avocado, red pepper, and the remaining tortilla chip pieces. Serve immediately.

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• In the bottom of a slow cooker, combine pork, onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, garlic, chili powder, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper. Stir to combine. Add broth, tomatoes and beans, cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
• When ready to serve, ladle soup into bowls and top with avocado and cilantro. Garnish soup with lime wedges.
• Serve with cornbread, if desired.

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• Preheat oven to 425°F. Moisten fish fillets with water. Shake off excess. Add taco seasoning mix to the coating mix in shaker bag.
• Shake 1 or 2 fish fillets at a time with coating mixture. Place in 15x10x1-inch baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Discard any remaining coating mixture.
• Bake 12 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Serve with salsa.

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• Stir chicken broth, black beans, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, petite diced tomatoes, chicken, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper together in a large pot; bring to a simmer and cook until hot and flavors combine, about 20 minutes.

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• Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, jalapeño, salt, and pepper, stirring occasionally, until onion is pale golden, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Add broth, water, and potatoes to onion mixture and cover pot, then bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are very tender, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Coarsely mash potatoes in pot with a potato masher. Stir in corn and simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes.
• Stir in lime juice, cilantro, and salt to taste.

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• Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker and adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, cook and stir pork and onion in oil until browned. Press cancel. Stir in remaining ingredients. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 3 minutes. Quick-release pressure. (A thermometer inserted into pork should read at least 145°.)