PERUVIAN MENESTRON SOUP

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This is a wonderful-tasting authentic soup, not to mention it's very healthy for you. I lived in Peru for a couple of years, it's one of my all-time favorites! I know it has a lot of ingredients but it's worth eating! Substitute garbanzo beans with white beans if desired. Fresh corn, lima beans, and peas can be used instead of frozen. If you want more amounts of the vegetables, add some more. I usually eyeball the amount. Enjoy!

Provided by Ashley

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Noodle Soup Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
1 large onion, diced
1 tomato - peeled, seeded, and diced
2 large cloves garlic, minced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound beef stew meat, cubed
10 cups water, or as needed
½ (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup frozen corn
½ cup frozen lima beans
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
¼ cup chopped cabbage, or more to taste
1 large potato, peeled and cubed
½ cup frozen peas
⅓ (16 ounce) box fettuccine
¾ cup crumbled cotija cheese
7 large fresh spinach leaves
4 leaves fresh basil
1 tablespoon water, or as needed

Steps:

Heat oil in a pot over medium heat; saute onion, tomato, and garlic until onion is softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add beef and salt to taste; cook and stir until beef is mostly cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
Pour about 10 cups water over beef mixture; add garbanzo beans, corn, lima beans, celery, carrot, and cabbage. Boil mixture until vegetables are mostly tender, about 10 minutes.
Stir potatoes, peas, and fettuccine into vegetable-beef mixture; cook until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Blend cotija cheese, spinach, basil, and about 1 tablespoon water in a blender until smooth and liquefied, adding more water as needed. Pour cheese mixture into soup; cook until soup is green and cooked through, about 4 more minutes. Season with more salt if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 429.2 calories, Carbohydrate 52.4 g, Cholesterol 57.2 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 7.2 g, Protein 27.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 396.1 mg, Sugar 5 g