Description
This Crock Pot Taco Soup is a comforting and hearty dish featuring ground beef (or turkey), beans, corn, and tomatoes, all seasoned with taco spices. It’s perfect for cozy nights or gatherings, and you can easily customize it with your favorite toppings like cheese, sour cream, and avocado. Enjoy a delicious, easy-to-make meal that simmers to perfection in your slow cooker!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef (or turkey)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 oz) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 oz) corn, drained
- 1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes (with juice)
- 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 packet taco seasoning (or homemade)
- 1 cup beef broth (or vegetable broth)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped green onions, avocado, tortilla chips
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add the ground beef (or turkey). Cook until browned, breaking it apart with a spatula as it cooks (about 5-7 minutes). Drain any excess fat and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add the diced onion and minced garlic. Sauté for about 3-4 minutes until the onion becomes translucent and fragrant.
- In a large crock pot, combine the browned meat, sautéed onion and garlic, black beans, kidney beans, corn, diced tomatoes, and diced tomatoes with green chilies.
- Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the mixture in the crock pot. Adjust spices to taste if using homemade seasoning.
- Add the beef broth to the crock pot and stir everything together until well combined.
- Cover the crock pot with its lid and set it to cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- About 30 minutes before serving, check the soup. For a thicker consistency, leave the lid off for the last half hour of cooking.
- Before serving, taste the soup and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. A splash of lime juice can add brightness.
- While the soup is finishing, prepare your toppings (shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped green onions, diced avocado, tortilla chips).
- Ladle the soup into bowls generously.
- Encourage everyone to add their favorite toppings.
- Sit down with family or friends and enjoy this comforting bowl of taco soup.
- Let the soup cool completely before transferring to an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
- Reheat in a pot over medium heat or in the microwave for individual portions.
- This soup freezes beautifully! Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
Notes
- Customize the soup with your favorite toppings.
- For a vegetarian version, omit the meat and use vegetable broth.
- Adjust the spice level by adding more or less taco seasoning.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 360 minutes