One of those tortillas is mine!

Tortilla soup. Two words that make my friends miss me and salivate...all at the same time. It's a recipe I got from my grandma and it's one of my favorites and a favorite of my friends. It's been requested, so I cut the recipe down as much as I could. Unfortunately, there are leftovers. Fortunately, this is even better the second day. I can honestly say this is one of the few things I eat the next day...no me gusta leftovers...


Alrighty, hang on to your hats. Here comes tortilla soup!!

1/2 lb hamburger meat
1 can ranch style beans
2/3 can of white hominy with some of the liquid
1/2 can original rotel tomatoes and green peppers
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 table spoons taco seasoning (half packet)
1 1/2 table spoons powdered ranch dressing (half packet)

1. Brown your hamburger. I used the stock pot I planned on using for the soup so I didn't have to dirty up an extra pan...and since I use the 93/7 hamburger, there's no need to drain it. BUT, if you're using a higher fat hamburger meat, you should probably drain it.
2. After the hamburger is cooked, put the beans, hominy, rotel, water and taco seasoning in your pot with the hamburger. Cook together for 30-45 minutes or so, on medium heat. You may need to add a little extra water if the soup starts to thicken and stick to the bottom of the pan.
3. In the last few minutes of cooking, add in the ranch dressing mix. Let it cook together for about 10 minutes.
4. Top with shredded cheese and a few crushed tortilla chips and you're golden!

Side note: Yes, I realize there are no actual tortillas involved in tortilla soup (Beyond the chip garnish). I don't know why there aren't tortillas, but I do recommend eating it with tortillas or tortilla chips. This is what I know, Grandma called it Tortilla Soup and because she said it is, that makes it so. The end.

Happy Cooking!

Amy

OH! PS. tried to make tortillas...it was awful. Anyone want to teach me how to make authentic flour or corn tortillas?