Taco Soup Recipe
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Recipe Overview
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 3-8 hours
Serves: 6
Ingredients Needed
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 500g/1.1lb beef mince
- 2 onions, peeled and diced
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and diced
- 400g/14oz tin pinto beans, drained
- 400g/14oz tin of corn kernels, drained
- 400g/14oz tin black beans, drained
- 800g/28oz diced tomatoes
- 1 jalapeno, chopped
- 1 cup each chicken and beef broth
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 teaspoon tajin seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 125g/4oz cream cheese or sour cream
- 4 tablespoons ranch seasoning powder (optional)
Serve with - Avocado - Halved lime - More sour cream - Corn Chips - Mexican cheese blend
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1 MINCE - Add oil (2 teaspoons oil) to a frying pan and add the mince (500g/1.1lb beef mince), breaking it up. Brown the mince until it releases juices and then add the onions (2 onions) and saute until the mince is completely cooked and the onions are soft. Add the garlic (3 garlic cloves) and cook for 1 minute.
Step 2 COOK - To a slow cooker, add the drained pinto beans (400g/14oz tin pinto beans), black beans (400g/14oz tin black beans), corn kernels (400g/14oz tin corn kernels), tomatoes (800g/28oz diced tomatoes), jalapeno (1 jalapeno), chicken and beef broth (1 cup each chicken and beef broth), cooked mince and onions, taco seasoning (2 tablespoons taco seasoning) and Tajin (1 teaspoon Tajin seasoning) and set your slow cooker to 6-8 hours low heat or 3-4 hours high heat. In the last 30 minutes add the cream cheese or sour cream (125g/4oz cream cheese or sour cream) and ranch seasoning powder (4 tablespoons ranch seasoning powder, optional) and stir through and then add salt (1 teaspoon salt) and black pepper (1/2 teaspoon black pepper). Ladle into bowls and serve with avocado, lime, sour cream, corn chips and Mexican cheese blend.
Personal Note
I was inspired to make this by my favourite TikTok account Raising Cades. She suggested the ranch seasoning mix and honestly she's completely right about how good it is. I couldn't wait to make this and normally when I cook, I like having Teddy and Milo out of the kitchen. They often get underfoot and it can be dangerous. Now they leave me alone when I am cooking and stay in Mr NQN's office. But for this taco soup, Teddy was uncharacteristically clingy. We have dog beds in every room and Teddy plonked himself on the kitchen doggy bed and sat there watching every single move.
I don't know if it's the taco soup that he loves so much but when I was prepping it he sat there watching intently and when it was finished and I was serving it up I noticed he was sitting there, peeking through the curtain watching me!
And since then every time I make taco soup, Teddy is there watching. Sadly he can't eat it as it has plenty of things that dogs shouldn't eat. But that doesn't stop his obsession!
So tell me Dear Reader, do your pets watch you while you cook? And do you use a slow cooker often?