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Serves: 4
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(Sopa de Espinaca)
Category: Vegetable and Bean Soups
Small elbow macaroni adds body to this appealing spinach soup. The cheese adds richness, and fresh lime juice--added just before eating--tops off the authentic flavor. Mexican home cooks in urban areas use macaroni and other pastas in a number of dishes, and this simple soup reflects everyday cooking in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, or other modern Mexican cities.
1/2 cup small dried elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 medium white onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic (medium), minced
1 cup canned puréed tomatoes
3 cups canned fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh spinach
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 cup crumbled cotija cheese or substitute Parmesan cheese
1 fresh lime, quartered
1. In a pot of salted boiling water, cook the macaroni until tender, about 5 to 6 minutes. Drain in cold running water. Set aside.
2. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, and cook, stirring frequently, until reduced and thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, and bring to a boil. Stir in the spinach, salt, red pepper, and macaroni. Simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Divide the soup among 4 soup bowls, and sprinkle with cheese. Serve at once with lime wedges.
From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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