Traditional Sopa de Conchitas Recipe | Easy Mexican Soup
Sopa de Conchitas is a comforting Mexican soup with shell pasta in a tomato broth with garlic, onion, and cilantro. Quick, easy, and perfect for adding chicken or beef.
Equipment
- 1 Pot
- 1 Blender
- 1 Ladle
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 4 pieces Roma tomato You can use any tomatoes you have handy
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 piece white onion
- 6 stem cilantro
- 5 cups chicken broth 1 tablespoon Knorr Suiza chicken bouillon, or chicken bouillon cubes if you are using water
- 1 package dry shell pasta (Sopa de Conchas Pasta)
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
Instructions
- Place 4 tomatoes, 1 garlic clove, 1/4 onion, salt, and 1 cup broth in the blender. Liquify until pulverized.
- Set a large stockpot on medium-high heat and heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil.
- Add the shell pasta and sauté until it changes color to a light golden brown.
- Add the tomato sauce that we just made or the can of tomato sauce if you are using canned tomato sauce.
- Let the tomato sauce reduce for a couple of minutes with the pasta, stirring occasionally.
- Add 5 cups of broth, stir all together.
- Place the fresh cilantro stems on top and set to boil.
- Boil all together for around 12 minutes or until the pasta is fully cooked.
- When fully cooked, you can add shredded chicken or cooked ground beef if you want to add some protein, but this is totally optional.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Traditional Sopa de Conchitas Recipe | Easy Mexican Soup
Amount per Serving
Calories
189
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
0.5
g
3
%
Trans Fat
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
5
mg
2
%
Sodium
1576
mg
69
%
Potassium
262
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
69
g
23
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
13
g
26
%
Vitamin A
93
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
32
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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