How To Make Quinoa Tortilla Soup Recipe
Warm yourself with this tortilla soup that packs a punch. Pasilla chilies go well with the earthy taste of quinoa and tart tomatoes. Try this soup now.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4dried pasilla chiles,stemmed and seeded
- 15ozfire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 6cupsvegetable stock,divided
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1mediumwhite onion,peeled and diced
- 4garlic cloves,peeled and minced
- 15ozbeans,rinsed and drained
- ½cupwhole kernel corn
- ½cupquinoa,uncooked
- 2tspground cumin
- sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
Toppings:
- lots of tortilla strips
Instructions
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Using an electric range, heat your stockpot over medium-high heat and toast the chiles in the dry pot for a minute or so, pressing them down with a wooden spoon or spatula, and rotating to toast on all sides, until fragrant.
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Transfer the chili to a blender or food processor along with tomatoes and 1 cup of vegetable stock. Puree for 1 minute or until completely smooth. Set aside.
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Heat oil in the large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent.
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Add in the garlic and sauté for 1 to 2 more minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
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Add in the remaining can of tomatoes, vegetable stock, beans, corn, quinoa, cumin, and the pureed chile mixture. Stir to combine.
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Continue cooking the soup until it reaches a simmer. Then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and continue to simmer until the quinoa is completely cooked, stirring occasionally.
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Taste and season with a few generous pinches of salt and pepper, as needed.
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Serve immediately, garnished with lots of your favorite toppings.
Recipe Notes
For a spicier soup, add 2 to 3 chilis more.
Nutrition
- Calories: 110.21kcal
- Fat: 3.46g
- Saturated Fat: 0.41g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.59g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.72g
- Carbohydrates: 18.12g
- Fiber: 4.70g
- Sugar: 4.36g
- Protein: 4.01g
- Sodium: 737.67mg
- Calcium: 63.58mg
- Potassium: 419.73mg
- Iron: 2.18mg
- Vitamin A: 98.98µg
- Vitamin C: 16.02mg
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