Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
Serve topped with shredded cheese, crushed tortilla chips, and guacamole.
Cuisine
Mexican
Cookbook:
Best of the Blog
Cooking Method:
Crockpot
,
Instant Pot
Protein:
Vegetarian
Diet
Vegetarian
Class
Costco 2
Ingredients
1/4
lb
carrots
peeled and diced (2 carrots or one cup)
1
red onion
diced
1
lime for juice
1 1/2
cup
frozen corn
3
tablespoon
olive oil
1
can (28oz per can)
crushed tomatoes
1
can (15oz per can)
black beans
drained and rinsed
1
pepper from a 7oz can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
diced
1
tablespoon
dried cilantro
(or the leaves from 6 cilantro stems, chopped)
1 1/2
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
garlic powder
1
teaspoon
ground cumin
1 1/2
teaspoon
chili powder
1
tablespoon
vegetarian “better than bouillon”
40
oz
water (not needed until day of cooking)
5 cups
1
cup
crushed tortilla chips (not needed until day of cooking)
Materials
1
gallon-sized plastic freezer bag
Recipe Notes
To Freeze and Cook Later
Label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and “use-by” date (3 months from when you prepped the meal).
Add all ingredients except water and tortilla chips to your freezer bag.
Remove as much air as possible, seal, and freeze.
To Cook in Crockpot
Add to crockpot with water and crushed tortilla chips.
Cook on “low” setting for 4-6 hours.
To Cook in Instant Pot
Add frozen meal to Instant Pot and sauté 5 minutes to release some liquid.
Flip over and add water and tortilla chips.
Pressure cook 20 minutes.
Natural release.