Taco Soup

Teresa M's Note:

Simple comfort food to cook in the crock pot all day and come home to a great meal. This recipe is from my dad's cousin Virginia. This is a lot of soup, but freezes well.

• Total Time: 10 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 garlic clove , chopped
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can hominy
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can Rotel Tomatoes , blended
• 1 (1 ¼ ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
• corn chips (optional)
• nacho chip (optional)
• sour cream (optional)
• cheese , shredded (optional)
• lettuce , chopped (optional)
• tomato , chopped (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook ground beef, garlic& onion until tender.
2. Drain fat.
3. In large crock pot add remaining ingredients, including all the liquid from each can.
4. Cook as long as possible, the longer, the better.
5. Serve in bowls with corn chips or nachos and any topping desired, such as sour cream, shredded cheese, chopped lettuce or tomato.

Reviews

[Lee in Texas]

Very tasty, and very easy. The only thing I changed was to add more garlic. We served margaritas with this. The aroma in the house was fantastic.

[Merlot]

I love finding recipes that are not only delicious, but easy to make. I did not have a can of hominy so I just eliminated that ingredient. I topped the soup off with corn chips and sour cream. This really hit the spot!

[Momsalot]

This was a family favorite. I did not have a can of hominy either so I added 1 can white corn and 1 can yellow corn. My son-in-law asked that I add jalapeños next time for extra zip. Very easy, very good!