Tortilla Chip Soup

Source: Cecile Huntzinger via the Wagners - Mexico

Ingredients:
1 large can (46 oz) tomato juice
5 3/4 c (46 oz) water
1 small can chicken broth (2/4 oz) or 2 bouillon cubes
1 t chili powder
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 t pepper
cheeses: (8 oz each according to taste preference)
- Muenster
- Swiss
- cheddar
- Monterey Jack
- edam
- gouda
- what ever you lie
1/2 cup diced green onions
2 medium avocados - cubed or alfalfa sprouts good too
1/2 cup raw or roasted sunflower seeds
1 large bag tortilla chips

directions:
- remove top of tomato juice can - our into a large pot. refill with water & add. Add chicken broth, stir in seasonings
- heat to near boiling & simmer 15 min.
While broth simmers, cut cheeses into cues, dice green onions/peppers, cube avocado. Put each item into bowls.
Each person puts chips and whatever they like into their bowl, then ladle hot broth over their mixture

~ 10 servings