Sue's Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 cup mild salsa
• 1 cup sun-dried tomato, halves snipped into thin strips
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 cups broken tortilla chips
• 1 (7 ounce) can corn kernels
• 1 small avocado, peeled, seeded, and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a 2 quart pan, mix broth, salsa, dried tomatoes and cumin. bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently, 8-10 minutes, until dried tomatoes are tender.
• 2 mix in 2 t. of the cilantro, and add the lime juice.
• 3 ladle hot soup into 4 bowls, dividing equally.
• 4 divide the remaining cilantro, the tortilla chips, corn, avocado and cheese among the 4 bowls.
• 5 if you like sour cream you add a spoonful on top of the soup before serving.