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Hearty Mexican Soup

 After a night of howling winds, flapping siding, and a bit of snow, I needed something warm and hearty.  As usual, I turned to the FatFree Vegan.com for ideas.  What I ended up with is a compilation of 2 recipes (links below) and what I had in the cupboard.

1 bell pepper

2 large cloves garlic

1 onion

½ jalapeño – seeded

All chopped and sautéed

Add 1 can no-salt fire roasted diced tomatoes

1 can fat free refried beans

1 can black beans with liquid

1 can water

1 can vegetarian broth

1 pack Goya (fake) ham flavor

1 t. cumin

1½ t. smoked paprika

1 t. Mexican chili powder

½ t. oregano

 Add 4 c. packed chopped kale

1 bag frozen gumbo vegetables

1 cup leftover rice

Cook about 20-30 minutes.

Serve with Texas Pete and sprinkle on some crystallized lemon juice (this really makes the flavor pop).

 

Original recipes found here:

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2010/02/tortilla-soup-with-pinto-beans.html

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2008/03/smoky-refried-bean-soup.html

 (Just realized, I made a Mexican soup much like this once already and posted it! LOL)

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Is it Gumbo or Mexican Soup?

No matter!  It’s good!  I’d had a late lunch.  My son was over installing new bath fans with a cool light fixture and I’d made sautéed Tofurky sausages, onions, peppers, and potatoes.

Several hours later, several loads of laundry, a trip to Lowes, more switch installation with a pop and a flash for good measure, and my dryer vent reattached I started to get hungry again.

I had in mind a tortilla soup, but I had a bag of gumbo vegetables in the freezer and the dumping began.

1 box Trader Joes no sodium veg. broth (good)

1 can no salt added fire roasted tomatoes

1 can chopped green chilis

part of a bag of leeks, chopped

1 pre-cooked baked potato chopped

1/2 c. roasted corn

3-4 leaves kale, chopped

1/2 a pack of soy chorizo

2 cloves garlic minced

1/2 a jalapeno, shopped

1 bag gumbo vegs.

1 Tbs thyme

1 tsp black pepper

1 pack of Goya “fake” ham seasoning

Cook 20-30 min.  Slash in some lemon juice, sprinkle on some chia seeds, crumble some tortilla chips and enjoy!

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