On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:25:15 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>I am going to make this for dinner. Ree Drummond's recipe. No avocado in my
>portion and I will likely use a Mexican cheese rather than the Jack And
>probably half the amount of beans. We don't need a huge pot of soup. Here's
>her recipe:
>
>https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/...tortilla-soup/
>
>In looking at recipes, I see quite a bit of variation.
>
>Do you make this soup? If so, is your version like this? I have had it in
>restaurants before but I don't recall it having beans in it.

I started with her recipe years ago. In my experience the black beans
are essential to the soup, they are part of the character of the
soup.