State Fair / Tortilla Soup

Posted by Kirsty on Oct. 7, 2005 @ 7:42 PM

We went to the Fair this morning and got a free breakfast with........

~two biscuits with gravy

~sausage patty

~some kind of egg casserole with everything but the kitchen sink in it!

It was pretty good (all except the egg surprise) .

While we were standing in line waiting for our food, there were some people handing out bag's for a hair salon and it had hair coloring in it! Of course, Jake put it on as soon as he got the chance ~ he got blue!

 It had a blue tint and it looked so ...............hmmm, what word can I use and not get beat up by Jake?

LOL!!!

I made some soup for supper and it was so neat because it has 6 tortillas in it!

It was really good. Here's the recipe.........

Tortilla Soup

4 beef bouillon cubes

1 1/2 qts. water

2 chicken bouillon cubes

3 corn tortillas

Bring to a boil, simmer for 1 hour, covered.

Add enough water to make 6 cups tortilla broth.

Saute:

2 tsp. cooking oil (or Pam)

2 cloves of fresh garlic

1 onion

1 jalapeno, chopped

Saute until onion's are clear.

Pour into broth .

Add:

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. worcestershire sauce

1/2 c. tomato sauce

Simmer for 1 hour.

Add:

1 c. cubed cooked chicken

2 c. chopped fresh tomatoes (or 1 can of Rotel)

Simmer 10 minutes.

To Serve:

Crush tortilla chips in a bowl and add shredded mozzarella cheese and sliced avocados. Ladle soup over all and sprinkle lime juice and sprigs of cilantro on top.

 We double the recipe for our family.