Game Day Taco Soup

Football and soup… football and tacos… football and beans… football and chips!  This soup covers it all and is easy & tasty too.  You just brown your beef (or turkey or chicken) & onion and dump everything into the slow cooker.  You don’t even drain the cans of beans, tomatoes, corn, etc.  I like to serve this with sweet potato muffins or cornbread.

This soup can also be made on the stove top.  Just bring everything to a boil in a large stock pot, then reduce it to a simmer, and simmer for about an hour.

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef (I used lean ground beef)

  OR 1 lb. ground turkey

   OR 1 lb shredded cooked boneless chicken

1 small onion, chopped

1 27-oz. can Chili beans, undrained

2 15-oz. cans diced tomatoes & green chilis

1 packet of Taco seasoning mix

1 15-oz can of niblets corn, undrained (or you can use a 10-oz package frozen corn)

1 cup cooked rice (optional)

1 can tomato soup

1 15-oz can tomato sauce

1 ½ - 2 cups water (or same amount of Mexican beer)

½ Tablespoon Oregano

Fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions:

Saute the onion in a small amount of olive oil in skillet until caramelized.  Add ground beef and stir it until it is well browned and in small crumbles.  Pour the beef & onion mixture into the slow cooker.  Add remaining ingredients to slow cooker and cook on low for about 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.  It’s that easy!

Top with a dollop of sour cream and serve with your favorite taco toppings: shredded cheese, green onions, corn chips, black olives