Mexican Pasta Soup

This soup is called gear’s soup or “engranes” in Spanish, but growing up we called “sopa de rueditas” or wheel soup because its shape resembles little wheels. This pasta soup is one that you can prepare as a main dish or as a part of a full course meal. You can even make it a day ahead and take it with you to work or just warm up when you come back for dinner, it tastes even better the next day.

Wheels or Gear Pasta Soup - Sopa de Rueditas o Engranes

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This soup takes me back to my elementary school years when coming back from school, sometimes, I will stop by one of my uncle’s house just to see what they were for having lunch and, hopefully, get invited.

My aunt lived with one of my cousins, and she used to make this soup and, as many people do in Mexico, she added a few drops of lime to their soup, plus something else that was weird to me at that time, shredded raw cabbage. Look for veggies in your fridge and freezer and enjoy this soup with the toppings of your choice.

Enjoy!

How to make Pasta Soup

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DIRECTIONS:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, over medium heat. Add the carrot, onion, and garlic, and cook for about 5 minutes, stir in the pasta and keep cooking for 3 more minutes. (Please check the ingredients list below)

• Pour the water and add the Knorr tomato bouillon, stir until it has dissolved. Cover the saucepan, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the green peas and turn off the heat, place the lid back. After 3 minutes it is ready to serve. Ladle into cups or bowls, and garnish with cilantro or parsley.  If you like to add some toppings check the notes above, I like to add a little bit of bottled hot sauce and some crumbled Mexican fresh white cheese.

Provecho!

Mely,

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Mexican Pasta Soup

Mely Martínez

This soup is called gear’s soup or “engranes” in Spanish, but growing up we called “sopa de rueditas” or wheel soup because its shape resembles little wheels. This pasta soup is one that you can prepare as a main dish or as a part of a full course meal.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Soups

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 4

Calories 147 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
• ▢ 2 oz. ½ cup Carrots, diced
• ▢ 1 ½ oz. ¼ cup Onion, finely chopped
• ▢ 1 Garlic clove finely chopped
• ▢ 3 ½ oz Gears-wheels pasta* See Notes
• ▢ 4 cups warm water
• ▢ 1 ½ cube of Knorr Tomato buoillons
• ▢ 2 oz. ½ cup Green peas, defrosted and drained
• ▢ ½ oz. ¼ cup Parsley or cilantro chopped
• ▢ Lime wedges for serving time

Instructions

 

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, over medium heat. Add the carrot, onion, and garlic, and cook for about 5 minutes, stir in the pasta and keep cooking for 3 more minutes.
• Pour the water and add the Knorr tomato bouillon, stir until it has dissolved. Cover the saucepan, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the green peas and turn off the heat, place the lid back. After 3 minutes it is ready to serve. Ladle into cups or bowls, and garnish with cilantro or parsley. If you like to add some toppings check the notes above, I like to add a little bit of bottled hot sauce and some crumbled Mexican fresh white cheese.

Notes

• This soup makes about 4 ½ cups of soup.
• *This is only half of a regular Mexican pasta package of 7oz. You can substitute for another type of pasta.
• Some classic toppings are diced avocados, crumbled queso fresco, and finely chopped Serrano peppers.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 385mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 2475IUVitamin C: 7.5mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 0.5mg

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