This easy slow cooker taco soup is hands down my favorite soup recipe. I make it about once every couple of weeks during Fall and Winter. It makes a lot, so we can easily get dinner and a couple of lunch servings out of one recipe, or I can freeze the leftovers for later.

It is such a relief to know you have soup in the crock pot and that dinner is just a matter of serving up what you have prepared!

This recipe is hearty, full of veggies, and just spicy enough for a little “kick”. The spices do get a little stronger each day that it sits in your refrigerator, which I enjoy. Even a novice cook could easily manage this recipe, the hardest part is browning the ground beef, easy peasy!

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 pounds ground beef

1 cup chopped red or white onion

1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

1 (1 ounce) envelope Ranch style dressing mix

2 (15.25 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, undrained

1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans

1 (16 ounce) can black beans

2 (10 ounce) cans of whole kernel corn, undrained

2 (10 ounce) cans of Rotel or other tomatoes with green chiles, undrained

1 (12 ounce) can of light beer

1 and 1/2 cups of water

Toppings: shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips, avocado slices, cilantro, etc.

We like to eat this with Fritos or a freshly baked skillet of cornbread!

Cook beef and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain.

Combine meat mixture, taco seasoning mix, and next 7 ingredients in a 5 1/2 quart slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low for 5 - 6 hours. Serve with desired toppings. Makes 16 cups.

This is a clean out the pantry soup that the whole family will enjoy!

If you need to stock up your kitchen, I’ve tagged a few things below that will make your slow cooker soup night so easy!

A good programmable slow cooker is a must have in the kitchen. I have one similar to this:

If I were in the market for a new slow cooker, I think I would purchase this one:

I like a good, shallow soup bowl because it allows the soup to cool faster. We use these for burrito bowls and salads too!

Not many flatware sets include soup spoons anymore, but back in the day, a specific spoon was used when serving soup. They are superior to standard teaspoons in that they hold more due to their shape. I like these spoons:

What are your kitchen essentials for soup night in your home? I’d love to know! Comment below or email me at hello@kinshipandvine.com.

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