Nine Pepper Soup!

Susan is back with another great recipe:

I promise that this Nine Pepper Soup is not as hot as it sounds. I wasn’t really intending to put so many peppers in it…really. It just sort of happened. My goal was a good vegetable and chicken soup…..so….I opened the refrigerator and started pulling stuff out….chopping stuff up. And….I was not disappointed. Threw a little cheese and some tortilla strips on top….and I had the best tasting tortilla soup. My tortilla strips came from HEB and they were FREE….otherwise, just chips would do.

Nine Pepper Soup

Author: Susan Root Merritt

INGREDIENTS:
2 carrots
1/3 large onion
1 large jalepeno
1 mini yellow bell pepper (or 1/4 large one)
1 mini orange bell pepper
1 mini red bell pepper
1 poblano pepper
1/2 cup Verde Sauce (canned or jarred)
1 can tomatoes with chiles
1/2 cup Chipotle Salsa
1 qt chicken broth
1 qt water
3 celery stalks
1small zucchini
6 small garlic pods (or 3 larger ones)
1/2 rotisserie chicken
1 tbsp taco seasoning
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp black pepper
salt
1 tsp oil

Instructions

Chop all the bell peppers, onion, poblano, carrots, celery, zucchini, and garlic pods.
Saute the carrots, onions, celery, and zucchini in 1/2 tsp oil first until tender. Set aside.
Saute the peppers in the rest of the oil, adding the spinach leaves and garlic in after they are almost tender. Stir and cook until the spinach is wilted.
Boil the rotisserie chicken in water for about 30 minutes to make a good broth. You can use raw chicken for a richer broth but I always use leftover chicken for soups.
De-bone the chicken.
Add all the ingredients together and cook until the flavors are melded nicely….maybe 30 minutes.

Hi, my name is Susan and I have only been blogging for a few months but I love it. Permanent Posies (Creative Chaos) is my blog and my subject matter is…well, that depends on the day and the mood. But, for the most part, I love cooking, watching the Food Network, reading cookbooks and, of course, eating. I am also an artist and spend time each week in my studio (bedroom) oil painting. I am a mother of four and a grandmother to 5 and that, along with my husband and 2 dogs, take up my most of my time. I am a side-tracked Home Executive and I had the privilege of being a stay –at-home mom so, you might say that my passion is the home and making a haven for those I love. I am quite skilled at shopping 🙂 and finding a bargain just makes my day.