I bet you have a recipe for Taco Soup.  This version is a blend of several recipes I have tried over the years.  Being snowed in for 3 days, not used to this, I am making several kinds of soup.   I will share the other recipes in other posts, one with hot turkey sausage, white beans and some spinach.  I made the Taco Soup first because it is really easy and it takes no time to brown the meat and dump it all together in the crock pot.  Hours later the house was smelling delicious and I was one “joyful cook” because dinner was done.  Even if you don’t use this recipe get yours out and make a pot of Taco Soup. ( why do kids love anything taco?)  I would love to hear your variations please leave a comment at the bottom of the post.  Enjoy!

 Optional: Top with sour cream, cheddar cheese and jalapeno.  

 It will be “The Best You Ever Made”

Taco Soup

Delicious and easy to make. Brown meat and put all ingredients into Crock Pot

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Servings: 10

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 can kidney beans Drained
• 1 can black beans Drained
• 1 can pinto beans Drained
• 1 package taco mix
• 1 can Rotel tomatoes and chilies
• 2 cans diced tomatoes Use Fire Roasted tomatoes to make it spicy
• 1 can corn Drained
• 1 package original ranch dressing mix
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 2 cups water

Method

 

1. Add ground beef and onion to skillet and cook until no longer pink.
2. Open and drain all the beans and corn
3. Dump in the crock pot, meat, beans, corn, and tomatoes
4. Add to crock pot, 2 cups of water and the dry mixes (ranch and taco).
5. Stir and cook on high for at least 2 hours–low heat for 4 hours

Notes

Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese and chopped jalapenos

Freeze any left overs in freezer safe containers.  Better still double the recipe and make sure you have some for freezing.  Always a good thing to have lunch/dinner ready in the freezer. 

 It will be “The Best You Ever Made”   Enjoy!