Vegetarian Pumpkin Tortilla Soup Food

VEGETARIAN PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer sausage to a plate.
• Place onion, mushrooms, garlic, and Italian seasoning into the skillet over medium heat; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in pumpkin puree. Add vegetable broth. Reduce heat and simmer until flavors are blended, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Stir in sausage, light cream, Parmesan cheese, and hot sauce; simmer 10 to 15 minutes more.

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the pepper and onion stir fry mix, garlic, and cumin, and cook 5 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Mix in the tomatoes and chile peppers. Pour in the broth, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Mix corn into the soup, and continue cooking 5 minutes. Serve in bowls over equal amounts of tortilla chips. Top with cheese and avocado.

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Spray large nonstick saucepan with vegetable oil spray.
• Add onion and garlic; cover and cook over medium-low heat until almost tender, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, cumin and chili powder.
• Add broth and 2 tablespoons cilantro; bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer until flavors blend, about 15 minutes.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add tortillas, tomatoes, beans, zucchini and jalapeñp to soup.
• Cover; simmer until zucchini is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls.
• Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro.

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and jalapeño and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Add chile powder and stir to coat. Cook a minute or two to toast the spices, then add chipotles and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start to caramelize a bit on the bottom of the pot, concentrating their flavor.
• Add vegetable broth, corn and 2 cups of water. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer until flavors meld and broth tastes rich and flavorful, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large cast-iron or stainless-steel skillet or heavy-bottomed pot. Bring oil to 375 degrees and working in batches, fry tortilla strips until light golden brown and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and season with salt.
• Place about 3/4 of the tortilla strips into broth and stir to submerge and soften for a few minutes. Divide soup among bowls and top with avocado, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, onion and remaining fried tortilla strips. Serve lime alongside for squeezing.

VEGETARIAN PUMPKIN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Cut 6 of the tortillas into 1/2-inch squares.
• Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, garlic, cilantro, and chopped tortillas and cook, stirring frequently, until onion is soft.
• Add cumin and crushed peppers or cayenne and sauté for another minute.
• Add pumpkin, tomatoes, vegetable stock, and salt and stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for one hour.
• While the soup is simmering, cut the remaining 6 tortillas in half and then into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Heat 1/2 inch of vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until very hot but not smoking. Fry tortilla strips in two batches until crisp and light golden (about a minute). Using a slotted spoon, transfer tortilla strips to towels to drain.
• To serve, ladle soup into bowls and garnish with tortilla strips, avocado, and cilantro.
• *As a personal preference, I like to put the cilantro, tortilla strips, avocado, (ALONG WITH sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese - my own additions) into smaller serving bowls for people to add themselves. Yum.
• *You can tailor the type and amount of hot pepper to your own tastes. We usually make this with a couple of crushed chile pequins but have also used cayenne pepper, which is more readily available. If you're not sure how much to use, start with 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne, taste the soup after it has simmered for awhile, and then add more if desired.