Tortilla Soup (aka taco soup)

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup            Chicken, Beef or Vegetable Broth, low sodium

1 ea                Roma Tomato, halved

1 ea                Carrot, halved

1 ea                Celery Stalk, halved

1 slice            Onion, thin and peeled

1 clove           Garlic, peeled

1 slice             Yellow Squash, thin

1 slice             Red Bell Pepper, thin

1 slice              Cabbage, thin

1 ea                  Mushroom

tt                      Salt and Pepper

1 tsp                Taco Seasoning (or taco sauce)

dash                Cumin

OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup             Chicken Breast, cooked

1/2 ea                Jalapeno, fresh

1/4 cup             Olives, pitted

1/4 cup              Corn, canned and drained

2 oz                     Tortilla Chips, baked

Place all soup base ingredients into the Vitamix or other blender in order listed and secure lid – I like to double all ingredients for our family of four.  Select hot soup program.  If adding optional ingredients, select variable 2.  Drop in optional ingredients and blend for an additional 10 seconds.