hey girl hey!!! i have been making this tortilla soup for years and it’s literally my favorite food.
Every time we go to a restaurant, and tortilla soup is on the menu, I am tempted to get it, but my man & family always tell me not to because they say I’ll be disappointed because I love mine SO much! I like to call it the best homemade tortilla soup.
the best homemade tortilla soup: healthy & delicious
Y’all! You need to make this …because oh my gosh it is sooo delicious!
I know it might seem like a lot of work but I promise it isn’t. Plus this is a soup that is GIVINGGGG you ALLL the things –(In terms of nutritional value) because it has sooo much GOOD stuff in it. There are 13 different vegetables! When my husband first saw me make it, he was like, “this looks gross” —particularly since he hates mushrooms …BUT once it was done, he was shook that the soup was basically veggies. It’s THAT Good.
add the toppings
Even though we like to keep things healthy over here, you gotta add some yummy shredded cheese and your favorite tortilla chips—chefs kiss! For Real!
recipe for the best homemade tortilla soup
This is a great recipe to make on the weekend! If you don’t have a Vitamix, feel free to use a blender.
The Best Homemade Tortilla Soup
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Vitamix
Ingredients
Ingredients for the broth:
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 bunch carrots
- 4 whole bulbs garlic
- 1 shallot
- 5 red peppers
- 1 cayenne pepper
- 1 serrano pepper or jalapeño pepper
- 1-2 whole onions
Ingredients for Vegetable Puree:
- 1 bunch carrots
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 4-6 tomatoes
- 10 mushrooms
- 1 zucchini
- 1 squash
- 5 stalks celery
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 jalapeños
- 1 small cabbage
- Ingredients for Chunky part of soup:
- 6 corn on the cob
- 1.5 cup black beans soaked overnight
- 2 packs taco seasoning I made mine homemade you can choose your favorite brand but pay attention to the ingredients.
Instructions
Friday night:
- Cut all the veggies for the broth.
- Add clean chicken to Instant Pot with chopped veggies.
- Select, “Slow Cook” button on Instant Pot.
- It will cook for 8 hours and be perfect in the am.
- Soak 1.5 cups of black beans.
- Add 2 tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar to the soaking black beans.
Saturday Morning:
- Turn off Instant Pot (it will self-switch to warming setting if you sleep past 8 hours —totally fine.)
- Once the soup is cool, pour the soup from Instant Pot into your big soup pot.
- Now take all the chicken skin out and gently shred the chicken.
- Now clean out the Instant Pot.
- Wash your soaked black beans under cold water to get all the grime and Apple Cider Vinegar off.
- Add rinsed black beans to Instant Pot, and add about 4-5 cups of water. Select “Bean/Chili”
- Begin pureeing all the vegetables.
- As the Vitamix begins to get full, start pouring some of the puree into the soup pot with the chicken.
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