Santa Fe Corn Tortilla Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon butter or oil
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 cups medium thick and chunky salsa
• 3 corn tortillas, cut into strips OR Fritos corn chips

Instructions

1. Cook onion, pepper, garlic and cumin in butter in large saucepan, 3 minutes or until tender.
2. Add corn, broth, beans and salsa. Simmer 10 minutes.
3. If using tortillas, fry strips in oil in large skillet, about 3 minutes.
4. Place tortilla strips or Fritos in the bottom of each bowl. Ladle soup over tortilla strips/Fritos.
5. Garnish with additional tortilla strips/Fritos, sour cream and cilantro, if desired.

Yield: 6 servings