Easy Tomato Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (29 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can navy beans or 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
• 1/2 milk or 1/2 soymilk
• sea salt
• fresh pepper
• 1 dash garlic powder
• 1 dash dried chipotle powder (optional)
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
• 2 cups julienned corn tortilla strips, fresh or baked until crispy.

Recipe

• 1 place beans and tomatoes in a blender and puree until creamy.
• 2 pour into a medium saucepan, add milk, and season with salt, pepper, garlic and chipotle.
• 3 turn the heat to medium, stirring frequently, and bring almost to a boil.
• 4 reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• 5 ladle into serving bowls and garnish each with cilantro and tortilla strips.