Easy Taco Soup
This Easy Taco Soup is a cozy, comforting dinner loaded with bold Tex-Mex flavor. It’s hearty, filling, and comes together with simple pantry staples you probably already have on hand.
Quick and Easy Taco Soup is a great “go-to” recipe (just like my Beef Chili Beans Recipe) for those cold days, busy days, or those days when you just want to cook something easy. This is probably one of the easiest soups you can make. This recipe serves a crowd and also makes for some fabulous leftovers.
If you are looking for more cozy and hearty soup dishes, be sure to try my Southern Homemade Chicken and Dumplings, Dutch Oven Beef Stew, and Potato and Bacon Soup.
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💗 Why You’ll Love My Simple Taco Soup Recipe
- Easy: This taco soup recipe takes just minutes to prep. Brown the meat, dump everything in, and let it simmer.
- Hearty: It’s loaded with veggies, meat, and beans for a complete meal in one pot.
- Pantry-Friendly: This recipe uses canned vegetables, making it perfect for those busy nights.
🛒 Ingredients Needed
- Ground Beef – Use ground beef, ground turkey, or venison. Having ground venison in my freezer makes the soup even more economical.
- Ground Sausage – Feel free to swap the sausage for ground beef, but the sausage adds a lot of flavor to the soup. My family can handle the heat, so I usually use hot sausage in this soup.
- Crushed Tomatoes – A large can of crushed tomatoes adds flavor to the mix.
- Tomatoes – I use 2 cans of diced tomatoes and 1 can of tomatoes with green chilis (Rotel). The Ro-Tel tomatoes add a little kick and spice things up.
- Kidney Beans and Black Beans – These are the beans I usually use in my soup. Change up the beans if so desired. Pinto beans or chili beans would make a great substitution.
- Whole Kernel Corn – Corn adds flavor and color to this soup. Feel free to use fresh corn or frozen corn.
- Taco Seasoning – The seasoning needed for flavor. Use store-bought packets or use your favorite seasonings.
- Onion – Add a diced onion with the hamburger and sausage. Any onion–yellow, Vidalia, or sweet will work in this recipe.
- Shredded Cheese – Serve this soup with shredded cheese and your choice of toppings.
📖 Recipe Variations
- 7 Can Taco Soup: Skip the meat and onion and use the canned vegetables.
- Make it Spicier: Use jalapenos, cayenne pepper, or hot sausage.
- Swap the Meat: Use ground chicken, turkey, venison, or all sausage.
🔪 How to Make This Recipe
This is the best taco soup recipe, in my opinion. I’ve been making this soup for over 30 years, and it is always delish.
Step 1: Brown the Meat. Brown the ground beef, sausage, and onion together in a deep soup pot, and drain.
Step 2: Add other ingredients. Add the remaining ingredients (except the cheese). Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
Step 3: Simmer. Let simmer 30-45 minutes.
Step 4: Serve. Ladle into bowls and top with shredded cheese, sour cream, corn chips, or your favorite toppings. This is where you can make each bowl your own!
💭 Recipe Tips
- Use two meats. The combination of ground beef and sausage gives this taco soup incredible depth.
- Simmer longer for richer flavor.
- Double the recipe for a crowd.
- You control the heat. Use regular or spicy sausage. Use hot or mild Ro-Tel.
- Use favorite toppings. Some suggestions may be: shredded cheese, jalapenos, sour cream, corn chips, tortilla chips, avocado, cilantro, green onion.
🍲 Slow Cooker Taco Soup
Taco Soup can be made in the slow cooker. Just brown your meat, drain it, and add it to your crock pot. Add other ingredients except for cheese. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
❔ Recipe FAQs
Yes, these soups differ in their ingredients and seasonings. They are both hearty and satisfying, but with different flavor profiles. If you are looking for a chili recipe, check out this link for a warming bowl.
Adjust the ingredients. If you are serving this to children and want to make this dish a little less spicy, leave out the Rotel tomatoes and use a mild taco seasoning.
You can substitute the beef with other meats to suit your taste preferences. A few substitutions might be ground turkey, venison, or chicken. Keep in mind that the choice of meats can affect the soup’s overall taste. Adjust the seasonings as needed, and you will have a large pot of delicious soup.
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👩🏻🍳 Recipe
Easy Taco Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- 1 pound Ground Sausage hot or mild, your choice
- 1 (28 oz.) can Crushed Tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz.) can Kidney Beans
- 1 (15 oz.) can Black Beans drained and rinsed
- 2 (15 oz.) cans Diced Tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz.) can Whole Kernel Corn drained
- 1 (10 oz.) can Ro-tel tomatoes
- 1 package Taco Seasoning
- 1 Onion diced
- 1 cup water
- Shredded cheese optional
- Toppings of Choice optional
Instructions
- Brown the Meat. Brown the ground beef, sausage, and onion together in a deep soup pot, and drain.
- Add other ingredients. Add the remaining ingredients (except the cheese). Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Simmer. Let simmer 30-45 minutes.
- Serve. Ladle into bowls and top with shredded cheese, sour cream, corn chips, or your favorite toppings. This is where you can make each bowl your own!
- Slow Cooker: If you are using your crock pot, just brown your meat in a skillet then dump everything in the crockpot. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
Notes
- Use two meats. The combination of ground beef and sausage gives this taco soup incredible depth.
- Simmer longer for richer flavor.
- Double the recipe for a crowd.
- You control the heat. Use regular or spicy sausage. Use hot or mild Ro-Tel.
Taco Soup is a 30 minute meal that is full of flavor and savory goodness. Perfect for a weeknight meal.