Best Ground Beef Recipes: Taco Soup
These easy and healthy ground beef recipes are the best weeknight dinners. From classics like chili to Mexican favorites like this amazing taco soup! Watch the video below to see how I make this in my kitchen.
Servings: 5 servings
Equipment
- Le Creuset Dutch Oven My favorite pot for soups!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ large onion diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 recipe taco seasoning or 2 tablespoons if you've made a large batch
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 (15-ounce) can canned sweet corn drained and rinsed
- 1 (15-ounce) can canned diced tomatoes
- 1 (4-ounce) can canned diced green chilies
- 3 cups water
optional toppings
- avocado
- jalapeno peppers
- cilantro
- cotija cheese (or other cheese)
- sour cream
Instructions
- Cook the ground beef. In a large pot over medium heat, cook the ground beef until browned. Drain any leftover fat.
- Cook the first set of vegetables. Add the diced onion, bell pepper, taco seasoning, and tomato paste to the pot. Stir and sweat the ingredients together for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the remaining vegetables and simmer. Add the black beans, kidney beans, corn, diced tomatoes, green chilies, and water. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
- Serve it up. To serve, ladle the taco soup into bowls and add your favorite taco toppings.
Video
Nutrition
Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 448mg | Potassium: 1285mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 8mg