3 mexican lentil soup chilies Recipes

olive oil, white onion, chopped, carrot, peeled and diced, jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced, garlic cloves, minced, red chili powder (i used new mexican), paprika (i used smoked spanish), ground cumin, dried oregano, ground coriander, onion powder, ground black pepper, water (add vegetable bouillon at end so the salt does not keep lentils from cooking) or 8 cups vegetable broth (add vegetable bouillon at end so the salt does not keep lentils from cooking), diced green chilies, undrained (may use 2 cans), brown lentils , picked clean and rinsed, vegetable bouillon cubes (only if using water), sugar, spinach, chopped (fresh or frozen ), zucchini, diced (about 2 cups), whole kernel corn, undrained, black olives, drained and sliced, roma tomatoes , chopped- use seeds and juice (about 3 cups), fresh lime juice or 3 -4 tbsp fresh lemon juice, salt , to taste, sour cream, cheese, shredded, green onion, chopped, cilantro, chopped, hot pepper sauce, lime wedge, fresh, tortilla chips

olive oil, beef oxtail , cut into pieces, cubed beef stew meat (optional), cube beef bouillon, onion, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, chili powder, ground cumin, salt and pepper to taste, ears corn on the cob, broken in half, carrots, coarsely chopped, russet potatoes , cut into bite-sized pieces, lentils , picked over and rinsed, grain rice, frozen mixed vegetables (optional), head cabbage, cored and cut into 8 wedges, corn tortillas (optional)