Description
Simple, inexpensive, and hearty. My boyfriend and I love this different take on boring tomato soup. Best of all, it is very low in calories. Add shrimp for a protein boost.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, cut into chunks
- 4 stalks celery, cut into chunks
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
- ΒΌ cup tequila
- 1 (28 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 lime, juiced
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onion
- celery
- and garlic until softened
- 5 to 10 minutes. Add green bell pepper and jalapeno peppers to onion mixture; cook and stir until peppers are softened
- about 5 minutes.
- Pour tequila into vegetable mixture and simmer until slightly reduced
- 3 to 4 minutes. Add fired-roasted tomatoes
- vegetable stock
- crushed tomatoes
- lime juice
- salt
- and pepper to vegetable-tequila mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors have blended
- about 20 minutes. Stir cilantro into soup just before serving.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 6