Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Easy Delicious Taco Soup Recipe


I made this for my family last night and served it with grilled cheese sandwiches and baby carrots on the side. My kids love this and it's soooo easy! I put all of the ingredients in the crock pot and let it cook all day. Then, when dinner time rolls around. . . Voila! The recipe can be altered depending upon what kind of beans you have. Also, I use the mild Rotelle because most of our kids like it this way. Also, yesterday I didn't take time to thaw out ground beef (or ground turkey) so it ended up being a vegetarian main dish. Very satisfying, healthy, and budget-friendly! Oh yeah, my Mom gave me the recipe. . . Thanks Mom!

Chili or Taco Soup
1 pound lean ground beef (or ground turkey), brown and drain
1-15.5 ounce can navy beans, undrained
1-15.5 ounce can kidney beans, undrained
1-15.5 ounce can black beans, undrained
1-15.5 ounce can corn or hominy, undrained
2-14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can Rotelle tomatoes
1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix (sometimes I use pkg. of onion soup mix)
1 envelope taco seasoning
2 cups water
Combine ingredients in crock pot. DON'T DRAIN ANY CANS! Cook on low all day.
This soup freezes well. Yield: 12 servings
If you do Weight Watchers, 1.5 cups=3 points.

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