Mexican Star Soup (or Sopa de Estrellitas)
Sopa de Estrellitas, or Mexican Star Soup, is comfort food at its best. This traditional and easy recipe is the reason cooking at home is the best.
Servings: 4
Calories: 161kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 star pasta package
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ onion diced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon Salt
Instructions
- In a blender add the tomatoes, garlic, and some of the chicken broth (just enough to blend everything).
- Blend until smooth.
- Set aside.
- In a stock pot, heat the olive oil.
- Add the pasta, stirring constantly.
- When the pasta turns golden brown, add the onions.
- Stir for 1 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.
- Immediately add the tomato mixture and the remaining chicken broth.
- Taste for salt.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and let simmer gently for 8-10 minutes, or until pasta is soft.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
If tomatoes aren’t in season, or they don’t look particularly good at the store: Use 1 8oz can of tomato sauce and 8 cups chicken broth.
Can you Freeze the Soup? Yes. However, it only last 1-2 months, and the texture of the pasta will very soft.
To do this: Cool the soup completely, then add to freezer bag removing as much of the air as possible.
To do this: Cool the soup completely, then add to freezer bag removing as much of the air as possible.
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 3040mg | Potassium: 521mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 768IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg