As a first stab at "soup-making" I selected a tasty-looking recipe from Pinterest. I didn't realize how many spices were included until I was at the grocery store, looking at the list. In reality, it isn't THAT many (some I actually had, surprisingly), and the recipe was very quick to make. (Even for me it was about a half hour, total). The first step was to chop the jalapeno and onion. Honestly, this was the most time-consuming part of the whole recipe. I like that you can adjust the spiciness of the recipe by either including the jalapeno seeds or not. Because I didn't feel like picking out the seeds, I just included them. The final result was pretty spicy (not too spicy for me), but can be mellowed out by sprinkling cheese on top and adding some sour cream. Heating the jalapeno and onion together, and then adding garlic made me feel like a cooking goddess. Regardless of how bad of a cook you are, when you heat garlic and peppers it smells amazing. I made a conscious effort to keep stirring these ingredients so they wouldn't burn (my stirring was probably a bit excessive). For the first time I also included all the spices listed (except the cilantro). Usually I skip some of the spices because I figure they can't have much of an impact if you only add a teaspoon or two. There are some cooks out there that are probably cringing. You'll be happy to know that I added even those "trace" spices, and I think it really did make a difference (go figure). A final note: The recipe does have a section for making homemade tortillia strips. There was no way I was doing that, so I just bought a bag of tortilla crunchies at the grocery store. The recipe was still great :) Check out this link for original recipe: http://www.averiecooks.com/2015/09/easy-30-minute-homemade-chicken-tortilla-soup.html Ingredients:
Cliffnotes version of recipe: 1.) Heat oil in large pot 2.) Add onion and jalapeno (stir until soft) 3.) Add garlic and stir for a minute (enjoy the aromatic scents) 4.) Add all other ingredients 5.) Bring to boil for 5-7 minutes My version: Picture from recipe:The picture from the recipe does look better, but in all fairness the picture I took was without the tortilla strips, and without the other acoutremants. I also was packing up the soup for my husband and my lunches (which was delicious reheated, by the way).
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