Taco Soup

[nrode]

Taco Soup

 1 Pound ground beef, chicken or turkey (or any combo)
 1 medium chopped onion
 1 package of ranch dressing (Hidden Valley Original Dry mix is best)
 1 package of taco seasoning mix (I like Lawreys)
 1 cup water (room temp)
 2 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes with green chilies (you do one can without green chilies) Use the mild Ro-Tel tomatoes (that way those that don’t like too spicy can also enjoy) those that do, can add their own extra red pepper or hot sauce. I prefer Rold Gold diced tomatoes because they hold up well in these types of recipes.
 1 15 ounce can of pinto beans
 1 15 ounce cans red kidney beans
 1 15 ounce can of black beans
 1 15 ounce can creamed corn

Note! Empty all the cans of beans into a strainer and rinse off with cool water completely. This makes sure that the flavor comes from your recipe and not the juices in the cans. Also you can mix and match your favorite beans in this recipe, navy beans also work well, or three different colors of kidney beans.

 Brown the ground meat and onions together in a medium sized soup pot.
 Add remaining ingredients and simmer for ½ an hour before serving.

You can provide the any or all of the following toppings if you wish; fresh chopped tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and avocado when serving.

I also like to cut flour tortillas into strips and fry til crispy and serve with this dish. Or you can heat corn and/or flour tortillas on a burner on your stove, and serve like bread with the soup.

To heat tortillas on the stove burner, place stack of tortillas 3 or four at a time, on burner, keep turning quickly, exchanging each tortillas place next to burner, with tongs (fingers do not do well, they tend to burn easy). You want to use tongs because they will let you grip the tortilla. Don’t worry if you scorch the tortilla a little. It adds flavor.

[hippycowgirl]

I have to make this for my husband.We know how much he loves his tacos

[Jen]

hippycowgirl said:

I have to make this for my husband.We know how much he loves his tacos

HAHAHAHA its about time you got your butt over here.lol

[itsmeagain]

hippycowgirl said:

I have to make this for my husband.We know how much he loves his tacos

Hippy, you should try the white chili. It reminds me of liquid faitas.!!!

[Hellonlinks]

Wow, that's a lot of beans, but the package of dry ranch dressing sounds interesting.

This is the recipe I use for Taco Soup:

1 lb ground beef
1/2 small onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 can Rotel
1 can corn, undrained
1 can chili beans, undrained
Fresh cilantro, whole leaves or chiffonade

Brown beef and drain (I use 93% lean beef then rinse with hot water to remove more fat). Add onion and green pepper to beef and saute until peppers begin to soften. Add taco seasoning, crushed tomatoes, Rotel, corn, and beans. Simmer for 30 minutes. During last 5 minutes of cooking, add a handful of fresh cilantro leaves. Serve with lime wedges, sour cream, and tortilla chips.

If you use the 93% lean beef and fat-free sour cream (Daisy's is the best), it is pretty low in fat - 6 grams of fat per serving.