by Cheryl Rickey

Created on: May 11, 2009

When I first heard mention of Taco soup, my initial reaction was 'yuck'. Then I tried it. Now I make taco soup frequently as a quick meal and my children love it. It's great to have the ingredients for this soup on hand for the times when you have no idea what to make for dinner or you have very little time. You can substitute cooked chicken instead of the ground beef if you would like a change of pace. I have also used ground turkey and it is equally fabulous. Serve this with corn muffins for a great meal that the whole family will love.

Taco soup is a great recipe to take to a pot-luck dinner. Make ahead and transfer to a large crock pot before transporting. Once you arrive at the pot-luck dinner, plug the crock pot in on 'high' and heat through for 15 minutes. Don't forget to bring Fritos, sour cream and shredded cheese for the garnish!


1 pound ground beef
1/2 onion chopped
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 1/2-2 can water
1 can rotel tomatoes
1 can white corn
1 can hominy
1 can ranch style beans
1 can pinto beans
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 pkg. ranch dressing

In a large skillet, cook the ground beef until completely cooked. Drain off fat.

In a large dutch oven or deep pot, add the cooked ground beef and the remaining ingredients. Do not drain any of the canned beans or vegetables. Add these with the liquid that is in each can.

Mix all of the ingredients together until well blended.

Cook over a medium-low heat for approximately thirty minutes. Keep pot covered during cooking. Stir several times during the thirty minute cooking period.

Serve with Fritos, shredded cheese and sour cream.

If you plan to make corn muffins to serve with this, they cook quickly. Once you start the time to cook the soup for thirty minutes, pre-heat your oven according to the corn muffin package directions. Most recipes call for about fifteen minutes of cooking time for corn muffins, so put the muffins in to cook when there is fifteen minutes left on the soup timer. Your entire meal should be ready at the same time!

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