Southwestern Spicy Soup

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Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef (drain off fat)
1 large can whole kernel corn (drain)
1 can black eyed peas (15 ounces) (drained and rinsed)
1 large can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
1/2 small jalapeno peppers (diced and seeds removed)
3/4 pkg ranch style dip mix (in packet)
16 ounces water
1 small can ripe olives (sliced)
1-cup onions- (chopped)
1 pkg taco seasoning mix (in packet)

Directions

1. Brown ground beef in a large saucepan and drain.
2. Pour corn, black-eyed peas, tomatoes, jalapeno pepper, onions, ranch style dip, water, and taco seasoning mix into large saucepan with meat; mixing well.
3. Cook covered on low heat for 15 min. Next, add olives, mix well and serve.

Tip: Substitute green olives for black olives.Serve as vegetarian by removing the ground beef.

Optional: Use Turkey or chicken in place of ground beef.

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Prep 20 min

Cook 30 min

Serves 6

Ingredients

5 large tomatoes

2 cups Italian bread crumbs

2 large onions, sliced (yellow, purple, or vidalia onions your choice)

4 tablespoons orange juice

3 tablespoons honey

1 1/2 tablespoons of thyme

1 clove garlic minced

3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

3/4 cup Parmesan cheese

1 1/2 tsp salt

1-teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees, you will need a deep baking dish

2 Use 1 tablespoon of olive oil to coat baking dish, spread evenly.

3. Slice tomatoes, and onions into thick slices. Lay the tomatoes and onions at an angle, starting with tomatoes. Repeat until all tomatoes, and onions are used.

4. Warm up orange juice, honey, thyme, salt and pepper in olive oil on low heat in saucepan for five minutes. Mix constantly and then add breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese to mixture. Cook until mixture is well mixed.

5 Pour breadcrumbs mixture all over the tomatoes and onions. Next sprinkle finely chopped minced garlic all over.

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