Sopa de conchas (Mexican Shell Soup)

This sopa de conchas recipe is a comforting, delicious and filling Mexican soup made with shell pasta. Best of all, its super easy to make! Its a yummy meal the whole family can enjoy! Next you’ll have to try my fideo loco.

You may have heard this sopa de conchas also be called sopa, sopita or sopa de fideo

It’s all basically the same just with different types of pasta.

The great thing about it is that you can make it with fideo, shell pasta, vermicelli and even elbow macaroni.

My personal favorite are the conchas or the shell pasta.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cups medium shells
• 2 garlic cloves (peeled)
• 1/4 piece of white onion
• 4 roma tomatoes (roughly chopped)
• 6 cups of water
• 3/4 tsp ground cumin
• 3 tsp chicken bouillon
• salt to taste

How to make Mexican shell soup

The first thing we need to do is make the broth.

Put the garlic cloves, onion, tomatoes, ground cumin, chicken bouillon and three cups of water in a blender.

Blend for about a minute or until smooth.

Set the broth aside for later use.

Now it’s time to toast the pasta shells.

Do not skip this step as it adds a really nice flavor to the soup and helps the pasta to keep its shape.

Heat up the oil in a pot over medium heat.

Once hot add the pasta shells.

You want to toast them until the shells get a nice toasted brown color. This will take about 7 minutes.

You’ll want to stir the shells frequently to prevent them from burning.

Once the pasta is nice and toasted it’s time to add the broth.

Then add the remaining three cups of water and stir.

Give the broth a taste to see if you want to add salt. I add a little bit.

Bring the sopa to a boil over medium high heat then reduce heat to medium low and cover.

Let it simmer for about 8 minutes. If you like a softer pasta let it simmer for a few minutes longer.

It will look like the photo below when done.

See how simple that was? You can have a delicious sopa Mexicana ready in less than half an hour.

Sopa de conchas recipe

This soup is a great recipe for busy moms who want to get food on the table fast.

Everyone loves it!

Cilantro, avocado and queso fresco are all great garnishes!

At my house we love to add grated parmesan to it. It’s so good, you gotta try it!

If you like it spicy I suggest adding a little salsa macha to it.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe. Let me know what you think of it in the comments below.

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