Ingredients
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6 (6 inch) corn tortillas
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cooking spray
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4 garlic cloves, peeled
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2 cups chopped tomatoes
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2 stemmed dried seeded pasilla chiles (or 1 dried ancho)
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1 teaspoon dried crumbled epazote leaves
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3/4 cup queso fresco
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1/3 cup cubed peeled avocado
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1 large lime, cut into 6 wedges
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1 3/4 cups vertically sliced onions
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6 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Cut tortillas into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Place strips on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes or until golden. Set strips aside.
- Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and garlic; sauté 7 minutes or until golden. Place onion mixture and tomato in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
- Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add chiles, and sauté 60 seconds or until fragrant. Remove chiles; cool completely. Remove and discard stems; chop chiles.
- Place pan over medium-high heat. Add tomato mixture, and cook 15 minutes or until mixture is very thick (consistency will resemble tomato paste), stirring frequently. Add broth and epazote; bring to a boil. Partially cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 30 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl. Discard solids.
- Ladle soup into bowls. Divide the cheese, tortilla strips, and avocado evenly among bowls. Sprinkle each serving with crumbled toasted chile. Serve with lime wedges.