Mexican · easy
Taco Soup
Ground beef, two cans of beans, corn, diced tomatoes, and a packet of taco seasoning simmered into a thick, soupy taco. This is the meal you make when you have 20 minutes and nothing planned. Every ingredient comes from the pantry except the beef. It freezes perfectly and tastes even better the next day.
- 27 min
- Total
- 6
- Serves
- $9.00
- Est. cost
- 360
- Cal/serving
Dietary, as tagged
- Kid-friendly
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
Parent noteThe toppings are the customization. Sour cream, chips, and cheese on top make this feel fun. The base is mild; taco seasoning is savory, not spicy in most grocery-store packets. Contains no common allergens in the base; check your taco seasoning packet.
Chips reflect this recipe's curated tags, not an ingredient-by-ingredient allergen scan. The app tags every ingredient against the top-9 allergens and filters your family's weekly plan by severity — check labels if an allergy is severe.
Ingredients
- Ground Beef (80/20)1 lb
- Taco Seasoning Packet (1 oz)1 packet
- Diced Tomatoes, canned (14.5 oz)2 cans
- Black Beans, canned (15 oz), drained1 can
- Pinto Beans, canned (15 oz), drained1 can
- Frozen Corn1 1/2 cups
- Chicken Broth2 cups
- Diced Green Chiles, canned (4 oz), mild1 can
Method
- 01
Brown ground beef in a large pot over medium-high heat. Drain fat.
- 02
Add taco seasoning and stir for 1 minute.
- 03
Add diced tomatoes (with liquid), black beans, pinto beans (drained), corn, chicken broth, and green chiles. Stir.
- 04
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
- 05
Serve topped with sour cream, shredded cheese, crushed tortilla chips, and cilantro.
- 360
- Calories
- 24g
- Protein
- 38g
- Carbs
- 10g
- Fat
Put this on Tuesday and forget it.
Add it to a week in the app and its ingredients merge into one aisle-sorted grocery list with the rest of your plan.
