05: Pulled Pork Tortilla Soup

So... about a week ago we had to make a quick stop at Costco after work for some essentials and picked up some pulled pork and some ciabatta rolls for a quick weeknight dinner. Have you tried it with the Trader Joe's Carolina Gold BBQ sauce? Delish.

We barely made a dent in the pork and needed to use it up this week. Sandwiches were getting old, so "viola!" with some quick googling, we found a recipe and it was a SOUP! We adapted the recipe found here:http://www.yagottahaveahobby.com/southwestern-pulled-pork-tortilla-soup/



Pull Pork Tortilla Soup
Makes 6 servings.
Ingredients:3 cups cooked pulled pork (we did not have quite this much, but it did the trick)
1 onions diced
4 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon cumin
4 cups chicken broth
1 15-oz can petite diced tomatoes
1 can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed (we used black beans instead)
1 4-oz can mild diced green chiles
crushed tortilla chips (we used corn tortilla strips)
shredded cheddar cheese, for garnish 
cilantro, finely chopped, for garnish

We added sour cream as well...


Results: Pretty darn good. Kids gave it a 5 out 10 and they each ate their serving, so that is success. Using up the pork was also a success. We love recipes that allow you to get some mileage out of them. There are whole cookbooks base don leftover rotisserie chicken- why not pull pork?