Tortilla, Vegetable and Habanero Sausage Soup
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 45 minutes |
| Meal-Course | Side |
| Cuisine | Mexican |
| Characteristics | Healthy |
| Holiday/Celebrations | |
| Preparation Method | Saute Slow Cooker |
| Standard Key Words |
Description
Ingredients
| 1 | T | vegetable oil |
| 4 | onions, chopped | |
| 8 | links, Aidells Habanero and Green Chile Sausage links, chopped | |
| 6 | c | chicken stock |
| 28 | oz | can chopped tomatoes |
| 16 | oz | can garbanzo beans |
| 1 | t | dried oregano |
| 1 | t | cumin powder |
| 2 | Anaheim chiles, fire roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped | |
| 1 | red bell pepper, fire roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped | |
| 1 | T | garlic, chopped |
| 4 | c | chopped zucchini |
| 2 | c | corn |
| juice from 3 limes | ||
| salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste |
Instructions
Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in the sausage and cook to brown slightly, about 3 minutes. Stir in the onion and cook until translucent and soft. Pour in the stock, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, oregano and cumin. Bring to a boil and then decrease to a simmer. Add the chiles, red pepper, garlic, zucchini, corn and lime juice. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Ladle the soup into bowls and let your guests add their own garnishes.
Garnishes:
3 cups corn chips
2 cups jack cheese, grated
1/2 cup spring onions, chopped
1 bunch fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
To roast a pepper:
Place the pepper on a gas burner on the stove or under the broiler. Char on all sides. Place in a paper bag to steam for at least 15 minutes. Scrape the skins off, seed and chop.

Comments
strangely yummy...did not add
strangely yummy...did not add quite as much line juice as called for, and I used jarred roasted chilis