¡Hola chispas de chocolate!
Do you like Mexican Food? As a little girl, I hated it! Even after we moved to Texas, the home of Tex-Mex cuisine, I still loathed tacos, fajitas, and guacamole. Don’t get me started on jalapeños. And I don’t think I’d eaten an enchilada in my entire life!
However, tastes change, and perhaps Texas is wearing off on me? Now I suddenly find myself craving such Mexican staples as tacos, guacamole, refried beans, salsa, or the following recipe: Tortilla Soup!
Mexican Hat Dance Soup
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can corn (unsweetened, but with salt), drained
- 1 can tomatoes with green chilies (or 1 can tomatoes + 1 small can green chilies)
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 to 2 cups veggies (I like 2 cups raw zucchini. Or try frozen peas and carrots)
- Optional: tortilla chips, vegan sour cream, beans
Put everything except optional beans and sour cream in a pot and bring to a boil. Then turn down to low and cook until the veggies are soft. (About an hour and a 1/2, if using zucchini.) You don’t have to watch this as it cooks, so really it only takes about 3 minutes to make!
Obviously, seeing as it’s tortilla soup, you’re supposed to eat this with tortilla chips crushed on top. But I’d rather eat it alongside a warm, gooey English muffin.
Not really a big fan of Mexican food..prolly the “smell” of the spices that’s too strong for me. But I do like my own quickie guacamole 😀
It looks amazing!! I never liked Mexican food as a kid, either. I think the main thing is that I hate cilantro and it seems to be in every Mexican dish!
Oh my gosh, me too! Cilantro and parsley! Blech.
i LOVE mexican food- although, it doesn’t quite love me.. if ya kno what i mean.. spices=no bueno !! what a nice and simple dish.. !
Hahaha tmi silly fuzzy-sock girl! 😉
I LOVE mexican food, we’ve been having it for the past few days here. We especially like raw mexican
I like “authentic” Mexican food, which isn’t simply rice and beans and everything covered in cheese and sour cream. Real Mexican food uses inexpensive and simple ingredients, so it actually has flavor! Love “street” tacos. We found a place locally that makes them and they are only $1 a piece, but otherwise, my husband and I never go out for Mexican food.
I really need to get to Mexico. It’s kinda sad that I live so close and yet have never been.
Yeah, wow, that’s actually kind of weird. You must go!
I grew up in Texas, and I love Mexican food, particularly Tex-Mex. I eat something mexican-esque at least three times.
I hated Mexican food as a kid – it had all my least favorite foods – tomatoes, corn, beans, avocado, peppers, onions… luckily I’ve changed a lot and now I like all of those things and Mexican food in general.
Ahhh I love Mexican food! Only when it is MILDLY spicy, though;) This looks yummy! I think I will dip pizza in it
Hmmm I love fahitas and guac ;). And this soup looks delish too kt!
Happy weekend!
These look really good. I love Mexican food, especially guacamole!
I’ve never really had much Mexican food…but those coconut-kale enchiladas and the tortilla soup are definitely making me want some! Must try that soup-any delicious looking 6 ingredient recipes are winners in my book! 😀
MM, I love mexican food! My mom is hispanic, so I feel SO much more comfortable with latin american foods/spices than I do with any other kind…I’m sure this is sort of how you feel regarding chopsticks/asian food 😉
Definitely! I bet if I had a hispanic mother to cook for me, I would’ve liked hispanic food MUCH sooner than I did! That’s certainly how I feel about my Italian grandma’s cooking anyways… I think if something’s made with love, then you automatically love it because you associate it with only good things!
ha, i should mention how my mother plays into this…she always cooked with cumin, tomatoes, corn, tortillas, beans, rice and all those special fruits (plantain) and cheeses . Of course, since I’m mostly vegan now, it’s kind of different but still pretty much the same idea 🙂
This girl was born and raised in San Diego, California. It would be a crime NOT to like Mexican food! To be fair, though, we do have the good, authentic stuff there 🙂
That definitely makes a huge difference! 🙂
obsessed. thats all i can say haha.
mexican is just SO fun!
YOU DON’T LIKE GUACAMOLE!!?!?
Haha jk. Kinda. Guac is aaaaahhmazing. I adore Mexican food, spicy beans and rice, tortilla chips, salsa…yum! I love the different nuances of Central American cuisine…when I went to Nicaragua I fell in love with plantains!
I know, it’s sad. I keep trying to like avocado, because it’s so super-healthy! But I never can bring myself to like it :(.
I’ve never had plantains!