Taco Soup, Take Two
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Back in January, I posted a recipe for taco soup, which I called Take One. It was alright, but didn’t quite have the taste I was looking for. So the search continued. Today, I bring you Take Two, which also happens to be the Final Take for me. I can’t say definitively that I’ll never try or post another taco soup recipe, but for now, this one was exactly what I was looking for.
Or it was the second time, when I bought the right tomatoes, and not the ones with the Italian seasoning. Italian seasoning and taco seasoning just don’t play well together. In any case, I found this recipe on the Crockpot 365 blog, which is AWESOME if you have never been there.
You’ll need: 1 lb ground beef, 1 packet taco seasoning, 1 packet ranch dressing dry mix, 2 cans kidney beans, 2 cans pinto beans, 2 cans corn, 1 can tomatoes with green chilies, 1 large can of diced tomatoes. Optional: cheese and sour cream.
Brown your ground beef, drain, and add to your crock pot.
Pour in your packet of taco seasoning.
Followed by the packet of ranch dressing mix.
Drain and rinse two cans of kidney beans, and add those to the crock pot.
Same with the pinto beans– drain and rinse, then add to the pot!
Add in 2 cans of whole kernel corn, this time without draining.
Add one can of tomatoes with green chilies, without draining.
Finally, add your large can of diced tomatoes, also without draining.
Give it a good stir, put the lid on and cook on low for 8-10 hours. This smelled absolutely amazing while it was cooking! I could hardly leave it alone in the kitchen!
When it was finally done, I dished it into a bowl.
And topped it with some cheese and sour cream. This was exactly what I was going for. I felt like this recipe hit all the points that left me disappointed in the last taco soup. It’s probably more of a chili that’s taco flavored than the other one was. Either way, I was happy with the results!
Taco Soup
From Crockpot 365
2 cans kidney beans
2 cans pinto beans
2 cans corn
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 can tomatoes and chiles
1 packet taco seasoning
1 packet ranch dressing mix
1 lb ground beef
cheese and sour cream
Brown meat, add to crockpot. Sprinkle the seasoning packets on top of the meat. Drain and rinse the beans and add. Add the cans of corn and tomatoes without draining.
Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours. Serve with cheese and sour cream, if desired.
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Yummy, Yummy ~ my husband will LOVE this!!
That looks so good. I am definitly making this recipe. That last Taco Soup I made did not taste very good at all.
Yum!
just out of curiousity, are you getting any support from Meijers ? you seem to feature their products alot. I used to work there and know they do sponsor some sites. you might try contacting them in grandrapids for some suport they should be happy to support you – for your wonderful support of their products.
I wonder also, do you cook from scratch, like really without using cans ever ? that’s not to be smart, just curious. I cook alot and I read your site often but always see cans or pre packaged ingredients used always.
just curious, honestly not trying to be snarky.
I also read other cooking blogs, as I am a former chef and enjoy reading what others are cooking.
cheers,
I am loving this recipe. I always have these types of ingredients in the house so I here I come.
I teach Nutrition and Wellness at a high school and I am very impressed with your blog. I would love to have you as a guest speaker!
Hmm… Sounds good to me… It is kind of mouthing my tongue!!!
This looks really good. I think my husband would love this.
I love taco soup. Great for kids, too. Thanks
Looks good – just perfect for a cold and snowy day. Thank you for sharing.
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