Easy Taco Soup Recipe

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This Easy Taco Soup recipe needs just 8 ingredients to create a tasty soup with a savory Southwestern zip. Hearty ground beef and fresh veggies simmered in Mexican seasonings deliver lots of flavor in every bowl.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: 5 can taco soup, easy taco soup recipe, freezer taco soup

Servings: servings

Calories: 449kcal

Author: Karrie

Ingredients

1 pound 500 g lean ground beef
1 can 14 oz/398 mL tomato sauce
1 can 14 oz/398 mL diced tomatoes, with juice
1 can 15 oz/425 mL pork and beans
1 can 15 oz/425 mL red kidney beans, with liquid
1 can 15 oz/425 mL corn, with liquid
2 tbsp 30 mL taco seasoning
1 cup 250 mL water

Garnishes and Toppings:

corn tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips optional
shredded cheddar cheese optional
sour cream optional
chopped fresh cilantro optional

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef, breaking up with a spoon, for 4 to 5 minutes, until browned. Drain fat.

MAKE IT NOW

In a large saucepan, combine cooked ground beef, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes (with juice), pork and beans, kidney beans, water, corn and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Immediately reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat. Ladle into bowls and top with desired toppings such as crushed tortilla chips, Cheddar cheese, sour cream and cilantro, if using.

MAKE IT A FREEZER MEAL

Let ground beef cook completely.
In a labeled gallon-size (4 L) freezer bag, combine ground beef, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes (with juice), pork and beans, kidney beans, water, corn and taco seasoning. Seal, removing as much air as possible, label and then freeze.

THAW AND COOK

Place bag in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours or up to 24 hours to thaw. Keep bag of soup in a large bowl just in case it leaks or the bag isn’t sealed tightly.
Pour contents into a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Immediately reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
Ladle into bowls and top with crushed tortilla chips, Cheddar cheese, sour cream and cilantro, if using.

Notes

Use ground turkey or ground chicken instead of ground beef to cut calories and fat.

Try substituting Greek yogurt instead of sour cream – the flavor is so similar you’ll hardly miss it.

Forget to buy a taco seasoning mix? You can make your own in just a couple of minutes. Here’s my tasty recipe for homemade taco seasoning.

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