Easy Crock Pot Taco Soup Recipe: A Comfort Food Classic for Busy Nights

Warm, cozy, and bursting with flavor, this taco soup recipe is the ultimate comfort food. Ready in no time, it can be made on the stovetop, slow-cooked, or frozen for later. Top it off with your favorite taco chips and shredded cheese for a weeknight meal the whole family will love.

I just love it when I can have dinner organized and ready before I even get out of my bathrobe in the morning! Admittedly, it doesn’t happy very often, but today was gray and rainy ~ and seemed like the perfect time to put the crock pot on!

This recipe came from my Grandma Jennie, and has been a family favorite for years.

Ingredients You’ll Need for Easy Taco Soup:

For this recipe you’ll need:

• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1- 12 oz can corn (with juice)
• 1 – 13 oz (398 ml) can tomato sauce
• 2- 19 oz cans red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 packet taco seasoning mix
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• taco chips
• fresh, diced tomatoes and sour cream for toppings- optional

Step by Step Instructions for Taco Soup

1. Brown hamburger with the onion until the hamburger is no longer pink and the onion is translucent. Drain off the excess grease and liquid.
2. Drain and rinse the cans of beans. (The recipe calls for 2 cans of red kidney beans, but sometimes I switch it up and add 1 can of black beans for something different.
3. Add all the canned items to the browned ground beef mixture.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste and stir in 1 package taco seasoning mix.
5. Stir all together and bring to a simmer.

This recipe can be made and eaten right away by just simmering on the stove for about 10 minutes. But, if you want to fix it and forget about it, you can just pour it into the crock pot. Place on low for about 6 hours.

6. Serve with taco sides.

The fun part of this recipe is that it is served with taco chips and cheese! We like to crush the chips into the bottom of our bowls, add grated cheese and serve the soup over the top. Sprinkle a few diced tomatoes on it if you’d like. And there you have it!

Yum! A quick and easy meal for tonight. And, if you want to make a big batch, it freezes beautifully! I’ve included this in my list of favorite hamburger freezer meals.

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