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Taco Soup

Taco soup! Like making tacos for dinner, but easier.

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white bowl of taco soup topped with cheddar cheese, sour cream and fresh cilantro

Taco (Soup) Night!

What’s easier than taco night? Taco SOUP night! Rather than fussing around with warming tortillas in one pan, and seasoned beef sizzling in another, we’ve taken the ease of taco night and made it even better by soupifying it! Taco soup means you only need one pot, which means fast clean-up. Plus, this easy taco soup recipe is a great way to enjoy your favorite Mexican flavors. As healthy as it is fast, this richly flavorful beef taco soup is exactly what we need in our lives this time of year.

taco soup in a large pot with a ladle

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3 Reasons This Taco Soup is So Very, Very Easy:

Can you open a can? Do you have a freezer and a stock pot? Then you can make taco soup. Full of warm spices, savory vegetables, beans and beef, it’s filling and comforting! It also requires very minimal effort. For this simple taco soup recipe, you’re going to let three things do most of the work for you:

  1. Your freezer. Frozen food gets a bad rap, but we’re here to tell you that not only is frozen corn OK to use, it’s a really great thing to have on-hand. High-quality frozen veggies are usually frozen right at the peak of freshness, and so they offer a wonderful burst of fresh summery flavor (plus vitamins and minerals!) even in the dead of winter.
  2. Your pantry. This soup is essentially the contents of a bunch of cans, dumped in a pot and simmered together. Because sometimes, you just need dinner to be THAT easy.
  3. Taco seasoning. Remember how we told you to make a huge batch and keep it on hand? You took our advice, right? P.S. homemade taco seasoning makes excellent Christmas gifts.
ingredients for taco seasoning in small bowls

The Best Taco Soup Begins with the Best Ingredients

With so few ingredients, and most of them things that you probably already have in your cupboards, this soup almost (almost) makes itself! Here’s what you’ll need:

  • Ground beef.
  • Onion.
  • Stock.
  • Cans! Diced tomatoes, green chilis, black beans.
  • Homemade taco seasoning.
  • Frozen corn. We talked about this one already, but to reiterate: frozen food can be a wonderful thing! No shame in it, friends!
  • Bell peppers! We like to use one red bell pepper and one green for a cheery pop of color. But, the main reason the peppers are here is to add a crunchy zing of freshness to an otherwise-pantry dependant soup, so any bell pepper will do.
ground beef and onions in a large stock pot
ingredients for taco soup in a large pot

How to Make Taco Soup

Whether you're a total novice or a seasoned kitchen pro, this fool-proof, this taco soup recipe is sure to be a new favorite. It comes together quickly, with minimal effort, and it's just so deliciously easy to love. What can we say? It’s the best. Here's how to make it:

  1. Brown the beef and onions.
  2. Open all your cans!
  3. Dump the contents of the cans into the pot, along with the corn, spices, veggies and stock.
  4. Simmer! Let all of those Mexican-inspired flavors meld.
  5. Garnish! Ladle yourself a big, spicy, beefy bowl of taco soup, and doctor it up however you'd like to! We love a big dollop of sour cream, a sprinkle of cheese, and—when we're feeling really lush—some avocado.
taco soup in a white bowl topped with cheddar cheese, sour cream and fresh cilantro

Tools You’ll Need:

taco soup in a large pot with a ladle

4 More Mexican-Inspired Soup Recipes to Try

Mexican-ish soups? This seems like a very specific thing, but it must be our specific thing because this taco soup recipe is the FIFTH such recipe we’ve shared! Here are four other warm, cozy, easy winter soups that are rich with delicious Mexican flavors:

Taco Night Just Got 87% More Relaxing

At least, we hope it did. Less time in the kitchen, more time with your family, and you STILL managed to serve up a healthy dinner? That’s the dream, right? We hope this taco soup recipe was as dreamy for you as it was for us. Let us know how you liked it! Snap a photo of your finished soup and maybe even a video of the beautiful people you feed it to. Tag us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper. Happy eating!

Taco Soup

  • Serves: 6
  • Prep Time:  10 min
  • Cook Time:  40 min
  • Calories: 355

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 4 oz can green chilies, mild
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp taco seasoning
  • 2 14 oz cans black beans, drained
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced

Taco Soup Toppings

  • cheese
  • sour cream
  • cilantro
  • green onions
  • avocado

Method

In a large soup pot, brown the beef along with the onions. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 30 minutes. Serve with warm with cheese, sour cream and/or fresh cilantro.

Nutrition Info

  • Per Serving
  • Amount
  • Calories355
  • Protein28 g
  • Carbohydrates43 g
  • Total Fat9 g
  • Dietary Fiber9 g
  • Cholesterol47 mg
  • sodium250 mg
  • Total Sugars10 g

Taco Soup

Questions & Reviews

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  • Sharon Liegl

    Can I freeze some of this recipe??

    Absolutely!

  • Crystal Hatten

    What heat should this simmer at? Medium, medium/low?

    Medium Low. Make sure it's not boiling. Hope you enjoy Crystal!

  • Marie

    How many cups of soup does this make?

    We do not have yield for this right now.

  • Lynn gabriel

    Is this gluten free

    Yes!

  • Brandy Moore

    Is one serving 670 calories or is that divided into 6 servings, also what is a serving??

    Thank you

    One serving.

  • Renee Delci

    Awesome! My 13 yr old said it tastes like Chipotle.

    Thanks Renee, glad you loved it!

  • Michelle

    Loved the recipe! So simple and versatile. Tonight I used one can of roasted tomatoes, one regular diced. I had two bone-in chicken breasts so I poached them in the soup (instead of using ground beef) and shredded them after they had cooked through. At the very end I added cilantro, parsley and the juice of half a lemon. Absolutely delicious!

    Thanks Michelle, happy you loved it!

  • Nikolia Santos del Cheerio

    Really tasty, quick to make, just what you need!

    Thanks Nikolia!

  • Andi

    This is so easy, delicious, and filling. Great recipe!

    Thanks Andi, so glad you loved it!

  • Andi

    This is so easy, delicious, and filling. Great recipe!

    Thanks Andi, we are so glad you love it!