Tortilla Soup

• 3 cups (720 ml) chicken, beef, or vegetable broth
• 1 Roma tomato, halved or about 1/2 cup chopped
• 1 carrot, halved or about 1/2 cup chopped
• 1 rib celery, halved or about 1/3 cup chopped
• 1 thin slice of onion, peeled or approximately 1 Tablespoon chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1 thin slice of yellow squash
• 1 thin slice of red bell pepper
• 1 thin slice of cabbage
• 1 mushroom
• 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
• dash ground cumin
• salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup (70 g) cooked chicken breast
• 1/2 fresh jalapeno
• 1/4 cup olives, pitted
• 1/4 cup (50 g) canned corn, unsalted
• 2 ounces (60 g) tortilla chips

1. 1.
2. Place broth, tomato, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, squash, bell pepper, cabbage, mushroom and seasonings into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
3. 2.
4. Select Variable 1.
5. 3.
6. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
7. 4.
8. Blend for 6-7 minutes or until steam escapes from the vented lid.
9. 5.
10. If adding optional ingredients, reduce speed to Variable 2.
11. 6.
12. Remove the lid plug.
13. 7.
14. Drop in chicken, jalapenos, olives, corn, and chips.
15. 8.
16. Blend for an additional 1-5 seconds.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tortilla-soup.html (may not work)