Tortilla soup

Last summer when I was in Tulsa, Tara shared her crock pot tortilla soup. It was soo good it became one of our regular meals. We ate it all the time b/c it was so easy to make and b/c it was delish! Well with this vegetarian thing- I can't use the chicken that is called for in the recipe so... I replaced it with the fake ground beef and soyrizo.

I cooked the soyrizo on high until browned-it added wonderful flavor!! Normally you would just add2-3 frozen chicken breasts. I change this recipe all the time according to what I have on hand so here is what it was yesterday

1 c. fake ground beef

1/2 package soyrizo (browned)

1/2 yellow onion

3 cloves of garlic

1/2 green pepper

1 tomato

1 can diced tomatoes

1 can black beans

1 can enchilada sauce (check to make sure ingredients some have MSG)

1 can green chili's

1 can of corn (I use frozen corn)

1 can chicken broth (I used vegetable juice and a little water)

1 tsp white pepper

1tsp chili powder

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp black pepper

sprinkle of salt

Dice up all veggies and mix everything into the crock pot. Let all this simmer on low all day 6-8 hours. We top it with cheese, chips, sour cream, cilantro or whatever you like! Last night Gregg and I just ate it with a whole grain bread. It was so good! Thank you Aunt Tara for this recipe -I know I have changed it from the original hope you don't mind :)