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I really love soup. I love all kinds of soup, but I’d say that the ones I find myself making the most are of the taco or tortilla variety. They just satisfy and nourish, you know? They hit all the right notes. Well, this Taco Soup is a little different, this is Creamy Taco Soup. So not only does it hit all the right notes, it’s creamy and comforting too. (Oh, and it’ll only take you thirty minutes to make.)
This is a simple soup, based on beef, but chicken would taste equally delicious if that’s more your style. To make it you just need a pound of ground beef, an onion, bell pepper, and some garlic, some beef broth, taco seasoning, fire-roasted tomatoes, corn, green chilies, pinto beans, and cream cheese.
You simply brown the ground beef with the veggies, add in the taco seasoning, and then stir in all the canned goods and let things simmer. There’s nothing you really need to cook through here since the meat is already cooked, so simmering takes like ten minutes, tops.
Cream cheese is responsible for the creaminess here and that gets stirred in just at the end until it’s beautifully creamy and smooth. The only thing left to do is top this with your favorite taco toppings and dig in!
Creamy Taco Soup
Yield(s): Serves 6
10m prep time
20m cook time
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large bell pepper, diced
- 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 4 cups beef or chicken broth
- 2 (15 oz) cans crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
- 1 (14 oz) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (12 oz) can corn, drained
- 1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
- 8 oz cream cheese, cubed and softened
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Preparation
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add bell pepper and onion and cook until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
- Add ground beef and cook, breaking meat apart as it cooks. Stir in taco seasoning.
- Once meat has browned, add broth, tomatoes, pinto beans, corn, and chilies. Bring to a bowl, then reduce heat and let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in cream cheese until melted, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Salt and Lavender.