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Mexican bean soup with salsa and tortilla chips

Enjoy three of your 5-a-day in this Mexican soup recipe. Make extra and freeze portions for a quick and easy midweek dinner, or take leftovers to work for lunch.

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Oil spray 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1½ teaspoons chipotle paste
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 3 3/4 cups vegetable stock made with 2 low-salt cubes
  • 600g canned chopped tomatoes
  • 500g canned kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 450g canned black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 1/4 cups frozen sweetcorn
  • Lime wedges, to serve
  • For the tortilla chips
  • 3 small soft flour tortillas
  • Oil spray
  • For the salsa
  • 1 small ripe avocado
  • Juice and zest 1 lime
  • 1 fresh green chilli, seeds removed, finely sliced
  • 3 tablespoon fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Spray a large pan with oil and put over a low-medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 8 min or until very soft. Add the chipotle paste and cumin and cook for 1–2 min until fragrant.

    2 Add the stock and tomatoes and bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 min or until the liquid has reduced slightly. Add the beans and sweetcorn and cook for a further 5 min.

    3 Meanwhile, make the tortilla chips. Cut the tortillas into small triangles and spray on both sides with oil. Lay the triangles in a single layer on a baking sheet, then toast in the oven for 4–6 min, without turning, until golden and crisp. Keep an eye on them as they can burn easily.

    4 For the salsa, cut the avocado into small cubes, put in a bowl with the lime juice and zest, chilli and chopped coriander.

    Serving suggestion

    Serve the soup hot in bowls with the salsa and tortilla chips, with the lime wedges on the side.

    HFG tip

    To make vegan, check tortilla chips do not contain dairy.

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