Taco Soup

Well, now that it's cold across the country it's time to make Taco Soup.... I also call this Dump Soup....You just dump in all the stuff, heat and eat....
 
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 (16-oz) can pinto beans, undrained
1 (16-oz) can kidney beans, undrained
2 (10-oz) can Rotel or Old El Paso tomatoes & chilies, undrained
2 (15-oz) cans yellow or white hominy, undrained
2 envelopes taco seasoning mix
1 envelope dry ranch dressing mix
Finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Frito's
 
Directions:
Brown meat and onions. Add remaining ingredients, except cheese and chips. If soup seems too thick, add 1 cup water.

Simmer, covered for 30 to 45 minutes. Spoon into bowls.

Sprinkle cheese and chips on top. Serve while hot.
Enjoy....
 
Freezes Well....

You've really pumped up the salt on this one.

I love taco soup too - but use less ground beef and only half the taco seasoning amount. I skip the Ranch dressing pack also and add in fresh minced garlic. I add a can of black beans to the mix and a small can of whole kernel corn instead of the hominy. This recipe is easily adjusted to your favorite beans and less salt filled seasonings.

fabulousoyster


You've really pumped up the salt on this one.

I agree.  That looks like a pretty good recipe, but it's got waaaaayyyy too much salt.  I would drain and rinse the beans, use my own spices instead of packaged taco seasoning and swap out the Fritos for some crushed up low-salt tortilla chips.  Even then it would be salty, but much more reasonably so.  

Mike shhhh... don't tell to many folks about tha Ranch deal. It's a secret! Oh, the dip mix also works.

I made some much like that recently but since I'm in Texas... no beans in tacos or taco soup. Oh, unless there Ranch Style. Ah oh, no corn. And I started out w/ onions and bell pepper cooked in olive oil. And oh oh, I used Mexican RoTel.

Mine actually started out as tacos but 3 of us decided to make chili / soup out of what was left. Just added some chili powder and a bit of water. It was better than the tacos.
Joe

This is a really good soup - but no matter how you alter it - it's still a sodium nightmare.

  We like it using lean ground pork, black beans, tomatoes with green chilies,  corn and a little rice - with Fajita seasoning and of course the dry Ranch mix - that's what makes it good.

I have used ground turkey with good results.

Right Baileys! And I rarely make a pot of chili that does not have the dry Ranch in it. I guess tha secrets out now.
Joe

the wife make's this too............ she started with the paula dean version ,  any way she has made it 11 times this winter already ........... lol good thing were having a warm up............. she has tinkered with it............. it's been called soup, stew............... and rolled it on to a hot dog and done nacho's....... has made the grade in all use's !!!!!! 

Never heard of it, here in Dallas its tortilla soup, definitely no beans. 

Plb is right. It's tortilla soup that's served at some of the restaurants around the DFW area. I make tortilla soup but it's made with chicken. I do not know of a restaurant that has taco soup. There was a recipe for taco soup in the Dallas Morning News that sounded much like what is said here.
Joe