Taco Soup

Submitted by Judy in WA

"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."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1-6 bowls
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 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 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced Mexican-style tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes (any flavor)
• 2 cups water

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. Serve with any appetizer or side dish.

Reviews

[pollybonilla]

Really easy and good. I was in the mood for chili and found this recipe. A very nice change to chili. I topped it cheese, tortilla chips and sour cream. Husband said "you're such a good cook."

 

[GibbyLou]

This was a wonderfully easy and delicious soup. I put it together the night before I served it, so all I had to do was let it cook for an hour. Because of personal preference I rinsed the can of pinto beans. I used frozen corn in place of the canned corn. I used a 10 oz can of Mexican diced tomatoes and a 15 oz can of diced tomatoes to make up for the lost liquid. This had a surprising amount of kick. Thanks for sharing.

 

[*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!!!

 

[Blitzy P.]

I make this often and its so good! Serve it with a lime tortilla chip and it is fabulous!