Tortilla Soup

• 2 teaspoons Olive oil
• 1/3 cup Diced onion
• 1 teaspoon Minced garlic
• 1 Jalapeno pepper -- seeds
• and minced
• 8 cups Rich chicken stock -- canned
• bouillon
• 1 cup Fresh diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup Tomato juice
• 2 tablespoons Chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Cumin
• 2 teaspoons Oregano
• 2 teaspoons Chopped cilantro
• Corn chips -- broken
• Montery Jack cheese -- grated

Saute first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan until onions become transparent. Add next 6 ingredients and heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add cilantro and simmer for 5 minutes more.
To serve: place 2 Tbsp. broken corn tortilla chips in individual serving bowls. Ladle in soup. Add 1 heaping Tbsp. Monterey Jack Cheese.
Source: Steamboat Entertains : Winning Recipes From The Rockey Mountains
Typed by C. Tomlinson.
This recipe is from "La Montano Mexican Restaurant" in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.