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TACO BEAN SOUP

Taco Bean Soup image

"This hearty three-bean soup is very easy to fix," remarks Sharon Thompson of Hunter, Kansas. "You can add a can of green chilies if you like it hotter. I increase the amount of tomatoes and beans for large church get-togethers."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 1h

Yield 14 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 pound bulk pork sausage
1 pound ground beef
1 envelope taco seasoning
4 cups water
2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 cans (15 ounces each) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
2 cans (15 ounces each) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) stewed tomatoes
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) Mexican diced tomatoes, undrained
1 jar (16 ounces) chunky salsa
Sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and sliced ripe olives, optional

Steps:

In a stockpot, cook sausage and beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add taco seasoning and mix well. Stir in the water, beans, tomatoes and salsa. Bring to a boil. reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Garnish with sour cream, cheese and olives if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 28mg cholesterol, Sodium 838mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 13g protein.

SPICY HEALTHY TACO BEAN SOUP

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This is a great, healthy recipe that I originally got from a weight watchers meeting, but that I didn't actually try myself until a coworker made it for a faculty lunch. It's amazing how the refried beans thicken the soup and give it more body than the broth alone. It's super tasty, but quite spicy. I cut the spice by topping individual servings with fat free sour cream and shredded cheese. You could also replace the spicy diced tomatoes with an additional can of regular tomatoes if you don't like so much heat. Another way to reduce the heat would be to add an additional can of chicken broth and more beans, either more black beans or a can of kidney beans. Don't like it meatless? Stir in some browned ground beef or turkey, or add some cubed or shredded cooked chicken. Note: After reorganizing my pantry, I realized I have two similar types of tomatoes, and that I have used Mexican style diced tomatoes the last couple of times I made this, which likely made this more spicy than the rotel style tomatoes would have.

Provided by SrtaMaestra

Categories Black Beans

Time 30m

Yield 10 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 large onion
1 (1 1/4 ounce) packet taco seasoning
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (15 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, rinsed and drained
1 (16 ounce) can fat-free refried beans
1 (15 ounce) can spicy diced tomatoes (like rotel)
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes

Steps:

Slice or dice the onion and sauté in a stock pot until soft (in cooking spray, a tablespoon of olive oil, or a little of the chicken broth).
Add remaining ingredients and simmer 15-20 minutes.
Serve with fat free sour cream and low-fat shredded cheese, if desired. If you like cilantro, chop a little and throw some on top of the soup. Also tasty (though not as healthy) topped with a handful of Fritos.
Great with a piece of hearty corn bread and fresh fruit.
This recipe can also be made in a crock pot. Sauté onions first, combine everything in a crockpot, and cook on low 5-6 hours.
Enjoy!

MY VERSION OF TACO SOUP (WITH HOMINY AND LIMA BEANS)

My Version of Taco Soup (With Hominy and Lima Beans) image

I like this cause you just toss everything together in a pot or a slow cooker and that's it. You can switch out any beans, and switch out corn for hominy. However, this is the way we like it at our house. I use as many low sodium or no salt products I can find, just to control the sodium content. This soup is spicy made like this recipe. To tone down the heat, use the mild or Mexican Rotel and mild chili beans. I make my own taco seasoning too (recipe is posted), so I swap that out for the envelope to taste. The leftovers freeze very well!

Provided by CookingBlues

Categories Chicken Breast

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 1/2 cup, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 lb chicken, ground
1 onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, petitie dice
2 (10 ounce) cans Rotel tomatoes & chilies, hot
1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 (14 ounce) low sodium chicken broth
1 (16 ounce) can hot chili beans
1 (15 ounce) can frozen baby lima beans
1 (15 ounce) can yellow hominy, drained and rinsed
1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (1 1/2 ounce) envelope low-sodium taco seasoning
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry ranch dressing mix

Steps:

Cook the ground chicken, diced onion, and pepper together until the chicken is done. I cook this all in the soup pot for a one pot meal -- less clean up!
Add the remaining ingredients into the soup pot. NOTE: I use frozen baby lima beans, and measure them in an empty bean can. I use one can of frozen beans for the recipe, but feel free to sub out another bean. I also add 2 of the tomato sauce cans full of water to the pot at this time.
Bring to a boil and stir this all together, and reduce the heat to simmer.
Cover the pot and simmer on medium heat for about 60 minutes.
ALSO: you can put everything into a crockpot on low for about 6-8 hours or on high for about 3-4.
Topping Ideas: tortilla chips, shredded cheese, diced avocado, pico de gallo, sour cream, or all of the above :).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.8, Fat 8.4, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 34, Sodium 518.8, Carbohydrate 55.6, Fiber 12.6, Sugar 3.2, Protein 24.6