Rex Trulove
Taco soup is a delicious dish that can be used as a main dish. It is quite easy to make, it’s filling, and it isn’t expensive. The soup can be made mild, medium, or hot by simply changing the seasonings a little. This is also a great soup for all seasons. We enjoy it as much in the fall and winter as we do in the spring and summer.
Like many people, I’d never heard of taco soup. That changed about a year ago when I tasted it for the first time. I enjoyed it tremendously, so I set out to figure out how to make my own. I found this quite easy to do, too. This recipe can even be varied according to taste and according to what you have on hand.
As if all of its wonderful attributes aren’t good enough, this soup isn’t even especially high in calories, unless cheese or other toppings are added. The soup contains fewer than 300 calories per bowl, not counting toppings.
Taco soup ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cans diced stewed tomatoes
- 2 cans cook dried beans (pinto, red beans, etc)
- 1 can kernel corn
- 1 can sliced black olives
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
- 1 packet dry ranch dressing mix
- 1 packet dry taco seasoning (about 2 tablespoons if you make your own)
Taco soup instructions:
1. Brown the hamburger, celery, and onions over medium heat.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix everything well.
3. Add just enough water to make the soup as thick as you’d like it to be. I like it somewhat thin but some people like thicker soup.
4. Cover and cook at a simmer for an hour, stirring it once in a while and adding a little bit of water as needed.
5. Serve it hot as it is, or with your choice of toppings.
Possible toppings include tortilla chips, sliced tomatoes, shredded cheese, or sliced avocados.
If you want the soup to have a medium piquancy, add a teaspoon of paprika and or a teaspoon of chili powder to the other ingredients.
If you want the soup to have robust piquancy, add paprika, chili powder, diced jalapenos, and use hot beans.
Taco soup is so delicious that it is easy to forget that it is also healthy and isn’t high in calories. In fact, this soup is good for dieters and diabetics and it contains no gluten. This is a lot less expensive than many diet meals and it is easy to change, too. If you like Mexican food, chances are that you will love taco soup. This can even be made in a crockpot!
It is hearty and delicious. That is what we had for dinner last night.
Sounds so delicious and another way to enjoy the taste of tacos. Thanks for sharing.
It is far better than I would have suspected. It is great to have something that tastes so good, that is easy to make, that is filling, that is inexpensive, and that is low in calories. :))
delicious…………
Interesting and practical with only 300 calories. Thanks for the shared recipe.
Thank you for the share! Yes, it is ideal for my wife and daughter, both of whom are on diets.
I have never tried taco soup, but yours looks delicious 🙂
Until last year, I’d never tried it either. When I did, I loved it. It is really pretty easy to make, too.
Wonderful .. it is probably very tasty.Balkans eat quite different soups ..this compound of taste is not common to us,but this prescription is worth trying.
I think that you’d like it. The combination of flavors is wonderful, with everything working together.
It sounds and looks delicious. yumm
It really is. It was dinner last night and I suspect that my daughter will be taking some with her when she goes to work, for lunch.
My grandmother’s always made taco soup….I’ve never tried it though honestly because of my picky eating. Thank you for sharing the recipe though!
For me, this is one of those inspired dishes. I’d never tried it but loved it when I first tasted it last year.
Thanks for the recipe. Appreciate it and will try it soon?
I think that when you do, you’ll enjoy it. It tastes great!
Wow! Thanks for sharing another delicious dish!
This is especially good if you like Mexican food, though nothing in it is overpowering so it is good even for a person who isn’t crazy about Mexican cuisine.
Oh wow this sounds fairly easy and looks scrumptious! Thanks for the recipe.
This is what we had for dinner last night. A friend asked me to post the recipe and I said that I would. :))