Spicy Tortilla Soup

Use your favorite salsa in this recipe. Very easy to put together for a weekday meal or a quick weekend lunch.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 pound lean ground pork
1/2 cup chopped onion
4 cups crushed canned tomatoes
2 cups chicken broth
1 (8-ounce) jar salsa, medium-hot
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 corn tortillas, cut into thin strips

Cooking Directions:

1. Brown pork and onions over medium-high heat in large saucepan, stirring occasionally.
2. Add remaining ingredients except tortilla strips. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
3. Stir tortilla strips into soup and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes more, until tortilla strips are softened. Serve hot.

Makes 6 servings.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of National Pork Board.