Monday, February 14, 2011

Easiest Ever Taco Soup

My fun neighbor Amy gave me this incredible, super-easy recipe for taco soup, and I am in love. It takes mere seconds to put together, and then you just heat it up and wa-lah! So here it is:

Easiest Ever Taco Soup

1 can diced tomatoes
1 can corn
1 can kidney beans
1 packet taco seasoning

Dump the cans (with liquids) into a saucepan, and add taco seasoning. Mix and warm over medium heat until hot.

Quickest home-cooked dinner ever.

Top with whatever you have on hand. Ideas? Fresh cilantro, sour cream, tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheddar or jack cheese, green onion, sliced olives...I think the options are endless. We like to eat our chili and taco soups with hot cornbread.

Notes: You could also cook hamburger and chopped onion together and add that too. Also, black beans work great too.

Shaun and I tried it with cooked ground venison instead of corn, to make for a heartier dinner (and I wasn't in a corn mood) and it was delicious! I think this is a really versatile recipe, and seriously, if you don't have lots of time to make dinner one night, this will be your best friend. 

1 comment:

torri said...

I have a recipe really similar to this one--only we use black beans instead of kidney and add a can of chili and a can of tomato sauce too! I love how quick it is--or you can throw it in the crock pot for 3 hours if you want to come home to a warm dinner.:)