Healthy Mexican Soup
"A spicy Mexican soup with hidden healthy ingredients. Very easy to adapt and personalize! The pasta, tofu, and wheat germ are optional, but they add a lot of health benefits! It's hard to go wrong with this recipe. If you have a little more or a little less of certain items, dump them all together and see what you think!"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Kidney Bean | 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained | 112 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Tofu | 100g firm | 76 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 cups water
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can kidney beans
- 1 cup frozen corn, or more to taste
- 1 cup whole wheat rotini pasta
- 2 slices medium-firm tofu, cubed
- 1/4 cup wheat germ, or more to taste
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste