Taco Soup

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On a cold day make this easy soup recipe in a slow cooker or on the stovetop.

Taco Soup

taco soup
Preparation Time
  • 10 minutes
Cooking time
  • 8 hours
Number of servings
  • 8

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
  • 1 onion
  • 1 16-oz. can chili beans with liquid
  • 1 15-oz. can kidney beans with liquid
  • 1 15-oz. can no-salt whole kernel corn with liquid
  • 2 8-oz. cans no-salt tomato sauce
  • 1 28-oz. can no-salt diced tomatoes
  • 1 4-oz. can diced green chili peppers
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 cups low-sodium beef broth or 4 cups water and 4 bouillon cubes
  • 2 Tbsp. taco seasoning mix

Directions

  • Slow Cooker Directions:

    1. Wash hands with soap and water.
    2. Put meat in a medium skillet. Wash hands after touching raw meats.
    3. Cook the meat over medium heat until browned. Drain fat.
    4. While the meat cooks, chop the onion.
    5. Place the ground cooked and drained meat, onion, chili beans, kidney beans, corn, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water, green chili peppers, beef broth and taco seasoning mix in a slow cooker. Mix to blend.
    6. Cook on low setting for eight hours.

    Stovetop Directions:

    1. Wash hands with soap and water.
    2. Put meat in a soup pot. Wash hands after touching raw meats.
    3. Cook the meat over medium heat until browned.
    4. While the meat cooks chop the onion.
    5. Add onion, sauté about 3 minutes.
    6. Add remaining ingredients and mix.
    7. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer for 30 minutes.

    Number of Servings 8, Serving Size 2 cups, Calories 310, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 2.5 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 580 mg, Total Carbohydrates 36 g, Fiber 8 g, Total Sugars 10 g, Includes 0 g Added Sugars, Protein 22 g, Vitamin D 0 mcg, Calcium 78 mg, Iron 5 mg, Potassium 409 mg