Taco Soup

Ingredients

Soup

• 1 lb lean ground beef (cooked and drained)
• 1 (14 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1 (14 ounce) can light kidney beans
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (10 ounce) can Rotel tomatoes & chilies (try the cilantro and lime juice version)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 medium onion
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope hidden valley ranch dressing mix
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 cups water

Directions

1. 1

   Season ground meat with chili powder. Brown and drain the ground meat in a 6-8 quart pot.

2. 2

   Next, add all remaining soup ingredients into the pot.

3. 3

   Bring to a boil and cook for approximately 2 hours. (you can cook it for less time and it still turns out tasty, however I would advise giving it the 2 hours if you can).

4. 4

   When the soup is done, you can add several things to each bowl to make it even better. I usually put out some Toppings and Extras. Some examples would be Sour Cream, Cornbread, Fritos, Pico De Gallo, etc. Everyone likes to add something a little different to their own bowl.