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Taco Soup in 20 Minutes

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This Taco Soup is all the best parts of tacos, now in bowl form! I just KNEW there had to be another way to eat more tacos, and I think I found it! The best part is that this hearty soup recipe comes together in mere minutes. As fast as you can open, dump and heat. Great for a weeknight with some tortilla chips and some cold weather.

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Taco Soup Recipe to warm your soul and your whole body. Perfectly balanced flavors, like a taco in a bowl! Enjoy with tortilla chips and cold weather.
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Taco Soup Recipe to warm your soul and your whole body. Perfectly balanced flavors, like a taco in a bowl! Enjoy with tortilla chips and cold weather. #tacos #souprecipe #tacodinner

Ingredients for amazing taco soup

  • Diced yellow onion
  • Diced garlic (I like to use the pre-chopped garlic in the jar, such a time saver!)
  • Ground beef - feel free to use ground turkey if you'd like
  • Mild green chile
  • Large can of diced tomatoes
  • Drained and rinsed black beans 
  • Tomato sauce
  • Taco seasoning
  • Corn kernels - I like sweet corn, either frozen or in a can
  • Diced bell peppers 
  • Beef broth
Taco Soup Recipe to warm your soul and your whole body. Perfectly balanced flavors, like a taco in a bowl! Enjoy with tortilla chips and cold weather.

How to make taco soup

  1. In a large stock pot, add diced onions. Cook until translucent and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
  2. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
  3. Add beef and cook until no more pink remains. Drain fat from beef in a strainer and return to the stock pot.
  4. Add green chile, diced tomatoes, black beans, tomato sauce, taco seasoning, corn, bell peppers and beef broth.
  5. Cook on medium heat until steaming and hot all the way through. Stir frequently.
  6. Scoop hearty portions in large bowls. Top off with fresh avocado, sour cream, cilantro and cheese. Serve with tortilla chips and chilly weather. Enjoy!
Taco Soup Recipe to warm your soul and your whole body. Perfectly balanced flavors, like a taco in a bowl! Enjoy with tortilla chips and cold weather.

Healthy, quick and delicious - the ultimate winter soup!

  • Healthy - No gluten, dairy or other common allergens makes this recipe an easy answer to feed the whole family. Plus, it's full of only healthy ingredients to fortify your system for those cold winter days.
  • 20 Minutes and Make Ahead - It truly took me less than 20 minutes to throw this soup together! And most of that time was spent looking for the cans hiding in my cupboard. And seriously, what is better than the smell of soup getting itself ready for you while you curl up on the couch with a good book and watch the snow (or clean up LEGO off the floor while you look at the couch covered in laundry...)?
Taco Soup Recipe to warm your soul and your whole body. Perfectly balanced flavors, like a taco in a bowl! Enjoy with tortilla chips and cold weather.

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Taco Soup Recipe to warm your soul and your whole body. Perfectly balanced flavors, like a taco in a bowl! Enjoy with tortilla chips and cold weather.

Taco Soup

Like eating a hot taco in a bowl! Delicious and filling, perfect for a chilly weeknight.
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Main Course
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 2 teaspoons garlic diced
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 4.5 oz can green Chile mild
  • 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2 15 oz cans black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons taco seasoning more to taste
  • 1 15 oz can corn kernels or 1 ½ cups frozen corn
  • 2 orange bell peppers diced
  • 1 32 oz jug low sodium beef broth

Instructions

  • In a large stock pot, add diced onions. Cook until translucent and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
  • Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
  • Add beef and cook until no more pink remains. Drain fat from beef in a strainer.
  • Add green chile, diced tomatoes, black beans, tomato sauce, taco seasoning, corn, bell peppers and beef broth.
  • Cook on medium heat until steaming.
  • Top it off with fresh avocado, sour cream, cilantro and cheese. Serve with tortilla chips. Enjoy!
Taco Soup Recipe to warm your soul and your whole body. Perfectly balanced flavors, like a taco in a bowl! Enjoy with tortilla chips and cold weather. #tacos #souprecipe #tacodinner

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