Need an Easy Recipe for Taco Soup That Everyone Will Love?
This recipe is extremely easy to put together with inexpensive ingredients, and my friends and family ask for this dish over and over.
Anyone who knows me knows that I rarely cook from recipes... I may start from a recipe, but I like to tweak and improve recipes to put my own unique stamp on them. Since my family has been asking for this recipe, I've decided to write it down and share it with others on my favorite website - Squidoo!
Below you'll find my favorite taco soup recipe (tweaked and perfected over many years) as well as other recipes from across the web. Enjoy!
About My Favorite Taco Soup Recipe
I created this recipe from a combination of taco soup recipes I found on the web and my favorite chili recipe (lens coming soon!).My family loves my chili recipe, but I got a little bored making chili week after week, so I went back to taco soup recipes that I had collected over the years and started tweaking.
The result is a taco soup recipe that is very easy to put together (with easy to find, inexpensive ingredients), and that is also a bit heartier than many taco soup recipes.
I wanted a recipe that was a bit heartier than soup, but not quite as thick as chili, so my recipe is kind of a hybrid between the two.
I also like to use a dutch oven for this recipe, but you can use a stock pot or a slow cooker as well.
So, if you have a picky family like mine (this is the only soup recipe that my family actually requests!), then you'll love this taco soup recipe...
The Ingredients
As you'll see this is a very easy recipe, with easy to find ingredients found at any grocery store. It's also a very economical recipe:1 to 1 1/2 lbs of ground beef *
1 small onion, chopped
1 package taco seasoning mix (I like Williams, but you can use your favorite brand)
1 can crushed tomatoes (I only use about half the can, and freeze the rest for another recipe) *
1 can tomato sauce
1 can Rotel diced tomatoes
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained
1 (15 oz) can red beans, drained
Tortilla chips
Cheddar cheese
Sour cream (optional)
Green onion, chopped (optional)
* Using 1 1/2 lbs ground beef and half a can of crushed tomatoes make this a heartier recipe (like a chili recipe) than your traditional taco soup recipes.
Taco Seasoning Recipes
- Taco Seasoning I from AllRecipes.com
- Depending on how spicy you and your family like your dishes, use as little or as much as you want.
- Restaurant-Style Taco Meat Seasoning
- This tastes very close to the taco seasoning favored by a very popular fast-food taco restaurant. You can make this at home, and let your family prepare tacos the way they like.
- Make a Taco Seasoning Blend
- A simple how to on making a taco seasoning spice blend from About.com.
- Taco seasoning from scratch - DIY Life
- If you are buying taco seasoning from the store in kits, you can save your self a lot of money -- and a lot of unneeded sodium! -- by making your own at home.
- Robbie's Recipes: Taco Seasoning like Taco Bell's
- If you like Taco Bell's taco seasoning, you'll live this recipe...
Putting It All Together
1. In a skillet or dutch oven, over medium heat, cook the ground beef and onion until the beef is browned. Important: season your ground beef while cooking with salt and pepper. For hotter taco soup, you may also want to use cayenne pepper.2. If you're using a crock pot, transfer the beef mixture to the slow cooker. If you're using a dutch oven, continue to the next step.
3. Add the taco seasoning, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, Rotel, beans, and corn.
4. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours (if using dutch oven), or 4-6 hours if using a slow cooker.
5. Serve with tortilla chips, cheddar cheese, sour cream and chopped green onions.
Dutch Ovens
Lodge Enameled Cast-Iron 6-Quart Dutch Oven, Caribbean Blue
Amazon Price: $77.50 (as of 07/10/2009) 
Heuck 33030 Porcelain Enamel Cast Iron 5 Quart Dutch Oven, Red
Amazon Price: $48.49 (as of 07/10/2009)
Lodge Enameled Cast-Iron 5-Quart Dutch Oven, Patriot Red
Amazon Price: $167.99 (as of 07/10/2009)
Lodge Enamel on Cast Iron 5-Quart Dutch Oven, Liberty Blue
Amazon Price: (as of 07/10/2009)
Cajun Cookware Enamel Coated Cast Iron 6 Qt Dutch Oven
Amazon Price: $88.28 (as of 07/10/2009)
More Taco Soup Recipes
- Slow Cooker Taco Soup
- "This is a quick, throw together slow cooker soup with a Mexican flair. Teenagers love it. Serve topped with corn chips, shredded Cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Make sure you adjust the amount of chile peppers if you're sensitive about spicy foods."
- Taco Soup
- "This is the best taco soup, and the easiest I have ever made! Great for busy days, you can put it in the slow cooker and you're done!"
- Paula Deen's Taco Soup Recipe
- This is Paula Deen's taco soup recipe from FoodNetwork.com.
- Southern Taco Soup
- "This is one of our favorite recipes. It's quick to mix up and is filling. The boys go wild for this dish."
- Recipe for Taco Soup
- "While there are numerous ways to prepare a basic recipe for taco soup, we have found that the following recipe has stood up well over the test of time. Take a look at our favorite recipe for taco soup."
Soup & Chili Cookbooks
Sunday Soup: A Year's Worth of Mouth-Watering, Easy-to-Make Recipes
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/10/2009)
100 Great Soup, Stew & Chili Recipes
Amazon Price: (as of 07/10/2009)
Killer Chili: Savory Recipes from North America?s Favorite Chilli Restaurants
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 07/10/2009)
The Ultimate Chili Book: A Connoisseur's Guide to Gourmet Recipes and the Perfect Four-Alarm Bowl
Amazon Price: (as of 07/10/2009)
300 Sensational Soups
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/10/2009)
What is your favorite taco soup recipe? Drop us a note and let us know!
EbizTaxTips wrote...
in reply to TacoRecipes Linda - good point about using your own seasoning instead of a package. I was trying to keep this recipe as simple as possible, but adding taco seasoning recipes to this lens would be a great addition. Thanks for the idea!
Posted April 19, 2009
TacoRecipes wrote...
Nice recipe, but would be even better with your own seasoning instead of the packages purchased in the shop.
Regards,
Linda at tasty taco recipes
Posted April 19, 2009
California_Dreamin wrote...
Like you say, this recipe looks simple and delicious. Thanks a lot.
Posted April 02, 2009
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