Taco Soup

Oh, bless this soup. It is so easy! All you have to do is brown some beef, open a bunch of cans, and turn on a crockpot in the morning and you have a yummy yummy dinner 6-8 hours later that makes a lot, and is great as leftovers too! It came in real handy today too because what I had originally planned for dinner tonight (Cranberry Pork with Red Potatoes) wasn't happening because it turns out you need pork for that recipe. Weird. I was SO glad that I had halved the Sloppy Joe recipe on Wednesday because then I already had a 1/2 lb of ground beef browned and all ready to go this morning when plan A didn't work out. It's like it was meant to be!

TACO SOUP

1 lb hamburger
chopped onion (brown with hamburger)
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can beef broth
2 cans cream of potato soup
2 cans kidney or chili beans, drained and rinsed
1 can or 2 small cans tomato sauce
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix
1 1/2 cup chopped celery*
1 1/2 cup chopped carrots*
1 can corn

Cook all day on low in a large crock pot or until vegetables are tender. Serve with grated cheese, tortilla chips, and sour cream. A really easy recipe to cut in half if you are only serving up to 4 people.

*a lot of times I have this meal as a backup plan so I might not have these ingredients on hand so sometimes these ingredients are omitted. The soup is just as good without them, just more healthy with the extra veggies!