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Mexican-Inspired Vegetable Soup

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Points® value
Total Time
50 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
12
Difficulty
Easy
Here’s a spicy version of everyone’s favourite soup. If you can’t handle the heat, leave out the jalapeño seeds.

Ingredients

Uncooked green snap beans

2 cup(s), fresh, cut into bit-size pieces

Garlic

3 clove(s), large, minced

Zucchini

2 small, cubed

Canned diced tomatoes

14 oz, Mexican-style preferred

Spanish onion

1 medium, chopped

Green bell pepper

1 medium, chopped

Tomatillo

1 cup(s), chopped

Jalapeño pepper

1 medium, finely chopped (don't touch seeds with bare hands)

Poblano chile

½ medium, finely chopped

Fresh oregano

1 tsp(s)

Cumin seeds

½ tsp(s)

Vegetable broth

6 cup(s)

Roasted red peppers (packed in water)

½ cup(s), water-packed (about 2 peppers)

Canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

1 tbsp(s)

Cilantro

½ cup(s), fresh, chopped

Fresh lime juice

2 tbsp(s)

Table salt

¾ tsp(s)

Instructions

  1. Place green beans, garlic, zucchini, tomatoes, onion, green pepper, tomatillos, jalapeño, poblano, oregano, cumin and broth into a large soup pot. Puree roasted peppers with chipotle in adobo sauce in a blender or food processor; stir into soup. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low, and simmer, partly covered, for about 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in cilantro, lime juice and salt. Serve. Yields about 1 cup per serving.