Tortilla Veggie Soup (Vitamix)

Notes: This was good, I kind of fiddled around with everything depending on what I had on hand. Had a veggie twist to your average tortilla soup, maybe because I added double the carrot, celery, onion, pepper, and 1/2 a zucchini (instead of squash). I didn't have cabbage or mushroom on hand. I may have added a little more seasoning. And a little more broth. Also the beans and corn were great in it as well. But I warmed them up in the microwave and then just added them when dishing it up. And had chips on the table.

Vitamix Recipe Book p. 64

Ingredients (yields 5 C):
soup base
3 C (720ml) broth (chicken, beef, or vegetable)
1 Roma tomato, halved
1 carrot, halved 
1 stalk celery, halved
1 thin slice of onion, peeled
1 garlic clove, peeled
1 thin slice of yellow squash
1 thin slice of red bell pepper
1 thin slice of cabbage
1 mushroom
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tsp taco seasoning
dash of cumin
optional
1/2 C cooked chicken, cubed
1/2 fresh jalapeno
1/4 C pitted olives
1/4 C corn
2 oz tortilla chips
kidney beans

Directions:

1. Place all soup base ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listeda nd secure lid.

2. Select Variable 1.

3. Turn machine on and quickly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High

4. Blend for 5-6 min. or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.

5. If adding optional ingredients, reduce speed to Variable 2. Remove lid plug.

6. Drop in chicken, jalapenos, olives, corn and chips through the lid plug opening. Blend for an additional 10 seconds.