Comforting Beef Enchilada Soup

"Like my Tortilla Soup II recipe but modified for people that like beef instead. Personally, I like the chicken version much better."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Saute carrots, onions, celery in corn oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper until tender.
  • Add beef broth and bring to boil.
  • Add tomatoes, Rotel, taco seasoning, and shredded beef.
  • Cut tortillas into small pieces and add to broth mixture.
  • Let boil for 20 minutes or until tortillas are thoroughly incorporated into soup, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking.
  • Reduce heat and simmer for additional 10 minutes.
  • Add milk and simmer for additional 10 minutes.
  • If thicker soup is desired, add more diced tortillas and let incorporate into soup.
  • Garnish with shredded cheese and broken tortilla chips.
  • Substitutions: 1 cup Masa Harina (masa flour) for 1 12 ct package of yellow corn tortillas. Gradually add masa flour mixing into broth. If thicker soup is desired, add more masa flour.
  • Can also add two seeded/sliced jalapeños and one sprig of fresh cilantro.

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Reviews

  1. I made this with ground beef (cooked it, drained fat and then added back). After I completed the recipe as written, I decided it needed something to be more "enchilada-like" so i added about 8 ounces of sharp cheddar and about 8 ounces or so of velveeta block cheese. I also added a packet of ranch dressing mix. I liked it better this way and my family loved it. This recipe made quite a lot of soup!
     
  2. I've made this a few times now and its a hit! I skip the celery, reg diced tomatoes and milk. I use ground beef and a little less broth and taco seasoning, perfect size for us. Also if you don't have the corn tortillas it still comes out great.
     
  3. I make this with ground beef and this is genuine NM soup! Good stuff and I'm hard to please also can use chicken cooked in chunks.
     
  4. The soup is delicious!! I made some slight changes due to what is available around here (no Rotel, no diced tomatoes, and no taco seasoning). I used one carrot and grated it - liked the result. No celery. 1 onion. Skipped the salt an pepper. Decided to add about 1/2 tsp. oregano and 1/2 tsp. cumin to replace the taco seasoning. Diced up 4 tomatoes and 1 aji amarillo to replace the canned stuff. Used masa instead of the tortillas (I should have mixed the masa in a little bit of water before adding it b/c it ended up lumpy. Also, used someone else's tip and replaced the milk with plain yogurt. We loved it!! Update: had sour cream and used it to replace milk this time. Also had cooked rice on hand and used it to replace the masa - increased broth (roughly one more can) and cooked a bit longer because of rice. Excellent!
     
  5. Very good! Tasted just like enchiladas! Whole family really enjoyed this soup. Thanks for sharing.
     
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Tweaks

  1. This is yummy! I used ground beef cooked with a taco seasoning packet, I made it a bit thicker by tossing in some stale corn chips in addition to the tortillas, and finally, I used light sour cream instead of milk - fat free or plain yogurt would work, too. This adds an additional acid to the soup that works well. I really like this soup. Garnish with chips, sour cream, cheese and green onion and its so so good.
     
  2. The soup is delicious!! I made some slight changes due to what is available around here (no Rotel, no diced tomatoes, and no taco seasoning). I used one carrot and grated it - liked the result. No celery. 1 onion. Skipped the salt an pepper. Decided to add about 1/2 tsp. oregano and 1/2 tsp. cumin to replace the taco seasoning. Diced up 4 tomatoes and 1 aji amarillo to replace the canned stuff. Used masa instead of the tortillas (I should have mixed the masa in a little bit of water before adding it b/c it ended up lumpy. Also, used someone else's tip and replaced the milk with plain yogurt. We loved it!! Update: had sour cream and used it to replace milk this time. Also had cooked rice on hand and used it to replace the masa - increased broth (roughly one more can) and cooked a bit longer because of rice. Excellent!
     

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