Dr. Oz’s Belly-Blasting New Year’s Soup

Description: This recipe is based on one from a Dr. Oz December 2011 episode where he gave away many Vitamix blenders that cost about $500 each. Fortunately, the directions say you can make this in a blender, which I will have to do while I save up my money. I only use 1 tablespoon of chili powder as 2 tablespoons is too much heat for my tastes. Tip: if you like this and make a lot of it, I saw on another of his shows that it’s much cheaper to soak dry chickpeas than to use canned chick peas, also known as garbanzo beans.

Ingredients:

• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes, with medium chilies
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 cups vegetable stock or 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, freshly chopped

Steps:

1. Add tomatoes, chick peas, garlic, broth and chili powder to either a blender or a Vitamix. Puree.
2. Transfer mix to a large pot and bring to the boil; lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
3. Alternatively, you may add the first 5 ingredients to a large pot and process the ingredients with an immersion blender. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 10 minutes.
4. To serve, stir in lime juice and cilantro. Enjoy!