Our easy taco soup recipe can’t be beaten. In fact, we would call it the best taco soup recipe you'll ever try! It’s fast and filling, with just the right amount of spiciness, and it’s easy to customize. Switch up your beef taco soup by making it with ground turkey or chicken, or add a can of beans and some cooked noodles to make it even heartier. But the greatest thing about this quick and easy taco soup? It’s ready to eat in just 20 minutes.
More About This Recipe
- Soup is a staple dinner not only because it warms you from head to toe on a cold day, but also because it makes for a great leftover meal that you can store in your freezer to keep on hand for busy nights. This taco soup and other soups made with beef and veggies are an especially good choice for making ahead of time. Seal this taco soup in freezer bags and lay them flat in your freezer so they’re easy to stack and don’t take a lot of space when frozen. When you’re ready to eat some tasty taco soup for dinner, let the soup defrost in the bags overnight in the refrigerator. Then, simply place into a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 4 to 6 minutes, or until heated through. Top your soup with extra shredded cheese and any one of your favorite taco toppings like sour cream or avocado. And soup season isn’t limited to just the winter. Enjoy soup all year round but never get bored! These easy ways to take your soup up a notch are here to help.
Tasty Taco Soup
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 20 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese (3 oz)
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Add onions and taco seasoning mix; cook 1 minute.
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Step2Stir in tomatoes, corn and water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
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Step3To serve, ladle soup into serving bowls; top with cheese.
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Nutrition
250
Calories
13g
Total Fat
18g
Protein
15g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 630mg
- 26%
- Potassium
- 510mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 15g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 18g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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