Taco Soup Recipe

My husband has been “casually mentioning” to me that he wants me to make his Mom’s Taco Soup. I’ve tasted it before, and it is VERY yummy. So I asked for the recipe, and thought I would share it with you. It’s super easy to make, and VERY frugalicious!

Ingredients:

1 lb. – Ground Beef

½ of an Onion, diced

½ package – Dry Taco Seasoning

½ package – Dry Ranch Dressing Mix

1 can – Rotel (Green Chiles & Tomatoes)

1 can – Pinto Beans (or Black Beans)

1 can – Corn

Optional:

Shredded Cheese

Sour Cream

Avacado

1. Brown Ground Beef, add onion until all is cooked.

2. Add Taco Seasoning and Ranch Dressing mix.

3. In a pot or crockpot, combine Ground Beef mixture and the Rotel, Beans and Corn with ALL the liquid/juice. You can leave it in the crockpot on low for a few hours, or on high for 1 hour. If you want to add more liquid, you can use water or a little tomato juice. I used water with a little salt, and it tasted just fine.

4. Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, etc. (Brian likes to dip with corn chips.) I also made some sweet cornbread, and it was fabulous!

Yields 4-6 servings

I made this for dinner on Wednesday night for our Month-Long Try at Meal-Planning. With all the deals I’ve been able to get lately, I was able to make this meal for VERY cheap.

1 lb. Ground Beef (Manager Special $1.49 at Kroger) = $1.49

½ of an Onion, diced ($1.89 for 3 lb [6 total] at Aldi) = $.16

½ package – Dry Taco Seasoning (FREE with coupons at Kroger) = $0.00

(This is regularly priced $.39 at Aldi)

½ package – Dry Ranch Dressing Mix ($1.89 for 4 at Kroger) = $.24

1 can – Rotel (Green Chiles & Tomatoes) ($.32 at Kroger) = $.32

(The off brand is regularly priced $.49 at Aldi)

1 can – Pinto Beans (or Black Beans) ($.55 at Aldi) = $.55

1 can – Corn ($.26 at Kroger) = $.26

Pinch – Shredded Cheese ($.99 for 8 oz.) = $.10

Spoonful – Sour Cream ($.88 at Kroger) = $.10

(The 16oz is regularly priced $.99 at Aldi)

Corn Bread:

Box Corn Bread Mix ($.10 at Kroger) = $.10

1 Egg ($.49/dozen at Aldi) = $.04

½ cup Milk ($.99/gallon at Aldi) = $.10

GRAND TOTAL – $3.46

The soup and corn bread were actually enough for 2 meals worth. We had enough soup for dinner that night and for lunch the next day. We both took left overs to work.

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