Sopa De Pasta Or Sopa De Fideos

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes, canned
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 small chipotle pepper, in adabo sauce
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 4 ounces vermicelli or 4 ounces angel hair pasta, uncooked
• 6 cups vegetable broth, see note
• chopped fresh cilantro, garnish

Recipe

• 1 break the pasta into 1 inch pieces.
• 2 in food processor, combine the tomatoes, onions, garlic, and chipotle. process until smooth.
• 3 in heavy soup pan, heat oil to med heat. add pasta and cook, stirring, until pasta turns golden about 5 to 7 minutes.
• 4 then add the tomato mix and broth. increase the heat to med high and bring to a boil. cook uncovered until the pasta is a la dente. that should be about 5 minutes [angel hair cooks faster remember?].
• 5 place soup in bowls, garnish with cilantro or use parsley. serve asap.
• 6 notes: use a roasted vegetable broth. you want it dark and rich. add mrs dash seasoning [i use the southwest but be warned it is going to spike your heat up] also don't use canned as the recipe calls for. use fresh tomatoes diced with some chilies. or use rotel if you must use canned.
• 7 the recipe above is the journal's recipe and it is a simple recipe suited to smaller childrens tastes [no hot.] i prefer to kick it up. seasoning is omitted because of this so you need to add it. if you don't it is going to be a bland broth spiced only by the roasted vegetable broth.