Sopita Recipe (Sopa de Conchas)
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5.0
36 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
250 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Sopita Recipe (Sopa de Conchas)
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This Sopita Recipe is a popular and simple Mexican soup recipe made using shell pasta, tomato sauce, and chicken broth. It is affordable, versatile, and so easy to make!
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup white onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 8 oz small shell pasta (2 cups)
- 5 cups water
- 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- 1 lime optional for topping
- crumbled queso fresco cheese optional for topping
Instructions
- In a medium-large pot, heat the oil to a medium high heat.
- Add the white onion and saute for 3-4 minutes, until translucent. Then add the garlic and saute for another minute until fragrant.
- Add the uncooked pasta. Stir the pasta until it toasts and turns brown, making sure to not let it burn.
- Once the pasta is toasted, add the water, tomato sauce, and chicken bouillon powder. Stir to combine.
- Bring the water to a boil, then boil the pasta for about 7-8 minutes or until the noodles are cooked all the way through.
- Spoon the soup into a bowl, squeeze some fresh lime juice over the top, add some crumbled queso fresco, and enjoy!
Notes
- Recipe Copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only.
- You can use many different types of pasta in this recipe. Most recipes call for using small shells, but if you can’t find any, medium shells will work.
- Some recipes call for blending up fresh tomatoes and using the resulting juice, but for an easy recipe, I use canned tomato sauce.
- You can find chicken bouillon powder in the grocery store. I recommend the powder as opposed to the chicken bouillon cubes or the gel, because the powder dissolves best in the liquid. Some recipes call for the tomato flavored chicken bouillon. Either will work.
- You can get lime juice, queso fresco, or cotija cheese for the individual bowls. In a pinch parmesan will be a delicious, if not authentic, substitute.
- If you are using larger shells or a different shape of pasta, your cook time may differ. Check the back of the box for approximate cook time. I’ve made this with medium shells and it was also delicious!
- Toast your pasta on a lower heat so that the onions don’t burn while you are waiting for the shells to brown!
- If you want even more flavor, feel free to add more chicken bouillon powder into the pot. Proceed with caution, as the bouillon powder is rather salty…. I made that mistake once. Start small and add more as desired.
- Pasta: You can use many different types of pasta in this recipe. Most recipes call for using small shells, but if you can’t find any, medium shells will work.
- Tomato Sauce: Some recipes call for blending up fresh tomatoes and using the resulting juice, but for an easy recipe, I use canned tomato sauce.
- Chicken Bouillon Powder: You can find chicken bouillon powder in the grocery store. I recommend the powder as opposed to the chicken bouillon cubes or the gel, because the powder dissolves best in the liquid. Some recipes call for the tomato flavored chicken bouillon. Either will work.
- Toppings: You can get lime juice, queso fresco, or cotija cheese for the individual bowls. In a pinch parmesan will be a delicious, if not authentic, substitute.
- If you are using larger shells or a different shape of pasta, your cook time may differ. Check the back of the box for approximate cook time. I’ve made this with medium shells and it was also delicious!
- Toast your pasta on a lower heat so that the onions don’t burn while you are waiting for the shells to brown!
- If you want even more flavor, feel free to add more chicken bouillon powder into the pot. Proceed with caution, as the bouillon powder is rather salty…. I made that mistake once. Start small and add more as desired.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
250kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
805mg
(34%)
Potassium
167mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
44IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
37mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 250 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 250kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 805mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 167mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 44IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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