Taco Soup

Judy in WA's Note:

This is a delicious and quick soup (even if you are not on Weight Watchers). One cup of soup has 2 points, and recipe makes 12 cups.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 large onion , chopped
• 1 (1 ounce) package hidden valley ranch dressing mix
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans (hot or regular)
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced Mexican-style tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes (any flavor)

Directions:

1. Brown meat and onions and drain.
2. Mix ranch dressing and taco seasoning into meat.
3. Without draining, add all of the other ingredients.
4. Simmer 1 hour.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

This soup is healthy, delicious and filling. You can't go wrong. It's quite hearty. Some people may prefer a bit more liquid, in which case I'd add some tomato or V-8 juice. I used the lean ground turkey. A dallop of fat free sour cream would be nice when served. Thanx for posting!

[TooManyRoommates]

SO easy! and a very delicious, healthy soup! more like a chili than a soup, really. i was skeptical about the ranch dressing packet but it was just right! made it twice - once with ground chicken, once with ground turkey. a serving size of only a cup doesn't seem like very much to me, so if you're planning this to serve to others you might want to take that into consideration. Also i didn't simmer for anywhere near an hour and if seemed to be fine to me. Everyone loved it - even the boys who insist chili isn't chili without lots of fatty beef! Thank you!!!

[bmcnichol]

I used the ground beef and regular chili beans. I used white corn and just petite diced tomatoes as I didn't have any mexican tomatoes. This has great flavor but I thought it was too thick. I added a cup of water and we thought it was a lot better. I topped mine with cheddar cheese. The leftovers heated up nicely. I also put some in the freezer for future lunches.