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I've made this twice now and it is so good, it is one of the best veggie soup recipes that I have come across

Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (1 pound) package frozen pepper and onion stir fry mix
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chile peppers, drained
• 4 (14 ounce) cans vegetable broth
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 12 ounces tortilla chips
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
• Optional 1 (11 ounce) can black beans
• Optional 1 (11 ounce) can pinto beans

Directions

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the pepper and onion stir fry mix, garlic,chili powder and cumin, and cook 5 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Mix in the tomatoes and chile peppers. Pour in the broth, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes.

Mix corn and beans(if using) into the soup, and continue cooking 5 minutes. Serve in bowls over equal amounts of tortilla chips. Top with cheese and avocado

You can do alot with this recipe, add more or less chili powder and use more or less of the chili peppers according to your taste. You can subsitute fresh onion and bell peppers for the frozen and add other vegetables depending on what you have in your house.
The tortilla chips are wonderful and I like to top with cilantro, Yummy!