Description
This easy 5 Ingredient Taco Soup recipe takes just 30 minutes and uses simple pantry staples. Perfect weeknight dinner that tastes like you cooked all day!
Ingredients
Main Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground turkey, chicken, or beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 (15-oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (32-oz) box chicken bone broth (or beef broth or a mix)
- 1 (15-oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
Optional Toppings:
- Greek yogurt
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Crushed corn chips
- Salsa
- Fresh lime juice
Plus: 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
Heat oil in your pot over medium heat. Add meat and break it up with your spoon as it cooks.
I smash it into small pieces because big chunks are annoying to eat in soup. Takes about 8 minutes for turkey, maybe 10 for beef.
When it’s almost done, add the taco seasoning and stir it around. Cook until no pink shows.
Drain fat if you used beef. Turkey and chicken don’t usually need draining.
Dump in the tomatoes with all their juice. Don’t drain them – that juice is flavor.
Add the broth and stir everything up. Scrape the bottom to get those brown bits mixed in.
Turn heat to medium-high and bring it to a boil. Takes about 5 minutes usually.
When it’s bubbling good, turn it back down to simmer.
Throw in the drained beans and stir.
Let it bubble gently for 10-15 minutes. Set a timer or you’ll forget and overcook it.
Taste it halfway through and add salt if it needs it.
Don’t let it boil hard or the beans might split open.
Scoop into bowls and pile on whatever toppings you want.
I always squeeze lime on mine last because it makes everything taste brighter.
Notes
Mash half the beans if you want thicker soup. Use a fork right in the pot.
Toast corn chips before crushing them on top. Makes them taste way better.
Brown the meat in the same pot you’ll use for soup. Less dishes to wash later.
If someone doesn’t like beans, serve them on the side first time. Let them decide.
Buy taco seasoning in bulk when it’s on sale. This recipe happens a lot in my house.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex