It's Good! (Tortilla Soup Recipe)

Well, are we any healthier yet? Don't know the answer there but...we ate good!

All Zuppa Toscana leftovers are gone and the beets came out perfect :) Still have one left. But the most surprising thing was the beet leaves. Sauteed them with oil and garlic...OH MY! They were better than any other greens I've had. Very surprised and happy with that. Except that now they are all gone. :(

Made the Tortilla Soup:

Two boxes of low sodium chicken broth
Two boxes of water
Add cumin, chili powder, onion, garlic and oregano to the broth.

While broth is heating up shred chicken. This time I grilled a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts but sometimes I'll just use a roaster chicken already cooked from the store(although that will make it quite a bit saltier so no need to add salt with those)

Add 2 cans of black beans, 1 can of chopped black olives, and about 2 cups of salsa~any kind you like will do, I like a fresh, milder kind. Remember the spicier the salsa, the spicier the soup.

Then add shredded chicken. Let everything simmer for a few minutes till its all hot. Then it's ready!

Serve each bowl topped with shredded cheddar, broken up tortilla chips, anything else you might like (ie. sour cream, cilantro)

Always goes over well in our house...especially with the mexican food-loving hubby.

Next up...chicken marsala, brussell sprouts, chicken scarpariello(had to postpone that one cuz hubby had a cold was going to have friends over for that and didn't want to waste the yummies) and string beans. Hmmm....what else can I do this week?? Laura? Ideas?

Time to head back to the grocery store.