12 Mexican Soup Recipes You'll Want To Make On Cinco (& Seis, Siete, Ocho...) De Mayo

We load this tortilla soup up with extra protein by adding black beans, then throw in some vegetables (corn! bell peppers! onion!) for health and color, and flavor it all with canned fire-roasted tomatoes, which we love for their smokiness. We quick-fry tortillas strips at the very end for added crunch.

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Don't let the time commitment on this fantastically flavorful pozole recipe scare you. It's as easy as bringing water to a boil and letting it simmer away while you multitask on other things going on in your life. The longer you let the soup simmer, the better it will be. With time, the meat will turn tender, soft, and buttery, the aromas will deepen, and the color will become as rich as the soup tastes.

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A warm and spicy black bean soup always hits the spot: deep purple-black color gives way to rich creamy consistency, spiced just right with fragrant onions, hot jalapeños, cumin, and chili powder. Almost as important as the soup itself is what you use to top it. We love some slices of creamy avocado, bright cilantro, and sour cream, but the options are truly endless.

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Looking for a low effort, stick-to-your-ribs dinner? You've come to the right place. This Tex-Mex inspired soup is hearty, delicious, and endlessly riffable, especially those toppings: Try crushed Fritos, cubed avocado, roasted pumpkin seeds, pickled or fresh jalapeños, pickled red onions... whatever floats your boat.

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Fresh and bright, this recipe transforms a classic Mexican street food, elote, into an irresistible bowl of soup. Chili-spiced and lime-spiked, these sweet and creamy bowls take the corn off the cob, turning it into the perfect summer starter or main.

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Fire-roasted tomatoes gives the broth a slightly charred and smoky flavor. But if all you've got is a can of chopped tomatoes, no worries! It'll still be bomb. The cheese is interchangeable as well—whatever you like on your nachos should work here.

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Albondigas is a soup that's a staple in many Mexican households. This albondigas recipe is a hybrid between a few different versions of the classic soup. Don’t freak out if you don’t have an ingredient or two—feel free to substitute and experiment. This recipe is also a great one to do with kids; they'll love to get their hands dirty mixing and rolling the albondigas.

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Although the origin is debatable—Mexico, Colombia, and California all lay claim—avocado soup's deliciousness is definitely not up for debate. Somewhere between the cool freshness of gazpacho and the savory richness of guacamole, this sooup is equally great chilled or served at room temperature. Here, the traditional chicken stock gets swapped for the vegetable variety for a vegetarian soup, and you can easily grab a non-dairy cream substitute to make it fully vegan, too!

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Have you ever had esquites so good, you wanted to drink it straight out of the bowl? Esquites is the iconic Mexican street food made from corn kernels, mayo, lime, and chili powder, like elotes, but in a cup (literally elote en vaso!). When it came to making this soup, we looked no further than corn chowder—the quintessential New England comfort food that features loads of corn, bacon, and potato. The warm, creamy soup and the cool, sweet, acidic esquites combine in one bowl to create an insanely good contrast of texture, temperature, and flavor.

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Make no mistake: This slow cooker version isn't authentic, but it's quick, easy, flavorful, and filling. Mix and match your favorite toppings and feel free to sub in your favorite protein—pork, beef, or turkey would all be delicious.

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Bright, spicy, and yet so hearty, this Tex-Mex meatball soup is on heavy rotation for us all year round. Frying the tortilla strips is totally optional but ridiculously delicious. If you're short on time, sub in crushed tortilla chips! Looking for a drink pairing? Try our favorite blueberry lemonade margaritas!

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We need to taco about how good this dish is. This hearty soup was inspired by our love for that Tex-Mex classic: ground beef tacos. With this soup, you can have all the joys of serving tacos without having to do any of the taco building.

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