Teressa and I are both making this soup today. My post will be first because we are home with a snow day (YAY!), so I made dinner while she was still at work. (sorry, T!) This soup wasn't difficult, but I did manage to set off the smoke alarm while making it. Oops!This soup was tasty, and it filled me up. But, it didn't have much to it. I love soup, but I tend to like creamy, thick soups. This was thin and brothy. I like a good broth every now and again, though, so this wasn't terrible.
The soup has a little spice to it because there is 1 T of chipotle. It wasn't so spicy that Madeline wouldn't eat it, though. I liked the tortilla strips at first, but they got really soggy. They started out really, really crispy. (The second batch did...the first batch started out burnt...hence the smoke alarm) I'm not a huge fan of corn tortillas, so that might have been why they weren't my favorite. The recipe calls for the juice of 2 limes to be added at the end. I couldn't taste any lime, so I cut up another and added some to our bowls. I really liked the extra bit of lime...it added a yummy brightness to the broth.
Riley didn't have soup tonight, so she has nothing to add to the critique of the meal.
Madeline - "Five stars."
Jase - "I thought it was good. I wish there was something else in it."
Erin - It wasn't bad...not my favorite but tasty overall.
Chicken - $2.99
Tortillas - $1.14 (counting the ones I burned, I only used 5 from a package that seems like it has 100 in it)
Chipotle - $1.28 (again, used very little)
Tomatoes - $1.64 (used half the can)
Olive oil - on hand
Onion - $1.02
Garlic - on hand
Limes - $3.00 (only used 3 of a package of 7)
Chicken Stock - $4.00
I think you should try this. The recipe shows all kinds of fixin's for the top...avacados, radishes, onion, jalapenos, cilantro...so, you could add more to it.
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I'm glad you are trying soups. I love making soup during the winter and am always looking for new recipes.
ReplyDeleteI would probably cheat and use Tositos dipping strips instead of toasting corn tortillas...but I don't like corn tortillas very much either.
Hmmm...I don't think I've seen Tositos dipping strips! Those sound yummy! Thanks for commenting, Marci!! Erin
ReplyDeleteYay! I love these kinds of blogs Erin!
ReplyDeleteI add a can each of black beans (rinsed and drained), green chiles, rotel tomatoes and corn to my tortilla soup. I found my original recipe lacked something too!
We had it last night, with chicken quesadillas.