Busy Day Taco Soup Recipe

 


Stove Top Method – Slow Cooker Method

Here is another great soup recipe that I refer to as my Busy Day Taco Soup recipe.  There are several different recipe versions of this soup on the internet, but I adapted this recipe to my family’s tastes.  It is so convenient to throw all the ingredients together in a soup pot when you get home from work or throw together in the crock pot in the morning and cook on low all day.  This soup can also be modified to adjust the types of beans or vegetables to your liking or what you happen to have in stock at the moment.

If you love tacos, then you will enjoy the zesty taste of this Busy Day Taco Soup, topped with shredded cheese, avocados, and a dollop of sour cream.  I also love to scoop this soup up with chips instead of using a spoon.  I have never seen leftovers from this soup!

 

 

Taco Soup in Slow Cooker

 

 

Bowl of Taco Soup

Busy Day Taco Soup Recipe:
Prep Time
15 mins
 
Stove Top Cook Time: 60 minutes 

Slow Cooker Cook Time: Low Heat 8-10 hours or High Heat 4-5 hours

Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Busy Day Taco Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Taco Soup:
  • 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef (hamburger) or ground turkey
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (1-ounce) envelope Taco Seasoning
  • 1 (1-ounce) envelope Ranch Salad Dressing Mix
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained
  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15-ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (14.25-ounce) can corn kernels, undrained (may substitute frozen corn)
  • 3 cups zucchini, chopped (optional)
  • 2 cups chicken stock or broth (homemade or store-bought)*
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Garnishment Ideas:
Instructions
Stove Top Method:
  1. In a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and saue until the ground beef is brown (drain off fat and discard).  Add the onions and garlic; continue to saute until translucent.  Stir in the Taco and Ranch Seasonings until combined.

  2. Stir in stewed and diced tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, and corn.  Stir in the chicken broth/stock; bring just to a boil.  Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and let simmer approximately 40 to 60 minutes.  Soup is done when it is hot and bubbly.

  3. Since the seasoning packets have added a lot of salt and flavorings, taste before adding any additional salt and pepper.

  4. Serve in soup bowls and garnish with your favorite garnishment choices.

  5. Serves many. 

    Taco soup cooking in Dutch Oven
Slow Cooker (Crock Pot) Method:
  1. Preheat the crock pot/slow cooker.

  2. In a frying pan over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and saute until the ground beef is brown (drain off fat and discard).  Add the onions and garlic; continue to saute until translucent.

  3. Transfer the meat mixture to your preheated crock/pot.  Stir in the Taco and Ranch Seasonings until combined.  Stir in stewed and diced tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, and corn.  Stir in the chicken broth/stock.

  4. Cover your crock pot with a lid and cook approximately 4 hours on high heat or 8 hours on low heat.  Soup is done when it is hot and bubbly.

  5. Since the seasoning packets have added a lot of salt and flavorings, taste before adding any additional salt and pepper.

  6. Serve in soup bowls and garnish with your favorite garnishment choices.

  7. Warning: This soup is so good that you may not have any leftovers.

  8. Serves many.

    Slow Cooker Taco Soup
Recipe Notes

* Learn how easy it is to make homemade Chicken Stock - Basic Chicken Stock.

 

Taco Soup in slow cooker and bowl

 

Comments and Reviews

One Response to “Busy Day Taco Soup Recipe”

  1. Karen Calanchini

    Great soup. I cooked in Crock Pot and the flavors developed beautifully. My only tweak was using 6 large cloves of garlic.. I did add the zucchini and love the beautiful colors in this soup.

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