Slow Cooker Taco Soup with Ranch Dressing Mix

This is a very good recipe..a can of RoTel tomatoes gives it some zip..a lady at my church makes this all the time. You can change up the type of beans you use depending on your preference..but black beans or pinto are great!

I made this for dinner one evening and we thought it was delicious. The only thing I change was I didn't add any black olives as I did not have any. Will certainly make it again. Thanks for the great recipe.

The combination of ingredients is delish. However the consistency was a bit off. I added an extra cup of water and a cup of tomato juice.

Oh my gosh! This was amazing!I used 1 1/2lbs of very lean natural ground beef, didn't have to drain it! I used 2 freshly diced tomatoes and omitted the chiles because my kids don't like anything hot. I also added a cup of beef broth and went ahead and drained the cans of corn (I normally use frozen corn, but didn't have any) and olives so it wouldn't be too watery. I used about a cup of dry black beans (I try to avoid canned processed foods) and I slightly cooked the onion, 4 cloves of minced garlic, and bell pepper in the skillet when the meat was just about done browning. I served different toppings to put on top: shredded Mexican style cheese, sliced avocado, sour cream, fried corn tortilla strips, and cut up some limes. Nice little make-it-your-own taco soup bar.

I thought this was delicious and will continue to make! I followed the recipe exactly with 2 minor exceptions: added a 7oz can of diced green chiles (because i love them) and I used a cup of tomato sauce instead of tomato juice and just filled the tomato sauce can with water. Can't wait to make it during the winter when it isn't 100 degrees outside here in Texas!

I have been making this soup for years & it is so versatile. I add a can of chili beans to give it a little more zip. I make the soup & we use the leftovers for several days. We use a slotted spoon & make soft tacos one night, the next night we have a potato bar...just put it on top of a baked potato & add your fave toppings, sour cream shredded cheese,etc. We also make nachos with it...my fave! Just put on top of tortilla chips, add shredded cheese, sour cream & olives. The possibilites are endless. Enjoy!

I've made this recipe twice already, and it's great! I didn't have tomato juice so I substituted a small jar of medium salsa and a cup of water. I also used a small can of sliced black olives instead of what the recipe called for.

My family enjoyed this recipe. It was easy to make and I will continue to make this. Thank you.

I couldn't find 15.5oz can of sliced ripe olives. I used a 3.8 oz can and it was sufficient. I also put shredded pepper jack cheese over the servings with crushed taco chips. Delish!

Really tasty! The only reason i gave it four stars was because I added jalepanos and 1 extra can of green chilis plus used only half the olives the recipe called for. Overall, excellent for nachos, tacos or soup! My husband ate this all week long!

I make this a lot for easy work lunches. I freeze it in single serving containers so I can just grab and go. It freezes very well. Sometimes I substitute the beef for ground turkey, and both are great. I also use 1 cup of chicken stock instead of tomato juice because I never have tomato juice on hand. I drain my corn and black beans and add chicken stock accordingly. Whenever I heat it up in the microwave at work, my co-workers always comment on how good it smells.

I used chicken instead of beef - just threw in 4 frozen breasts with everything else (plus about 2 cups water) and cooked on high for 4 hours (then shredded the chicken breasts & threw them back in). Otherwise I followed the recipe - using hot taco seasoning to make sure there was enough heat (we like things spicy). Very easy & tasty meal.

This was AWSOME!!! I did just as directed. Wouldn't change a thing! This is a something I will make time and time again.

Made it as dirceted except for the diced tomatoes with green chilies as we couldn't find any at the store, it was very good but didn't have enough heat and was more like a "stoup" (inbetween a soup and a stew). Everyone liked it though just needed a bit more heat and maybe a little bit more liquid.

I love this recipe. As a college student, I'm often short on both money and time. This is a highly cost-efficient recipe that lets me throw everything in a pot, go to class, and come back to a delicious meal. It also saves very well, which is an added bonus.

This was delicious. I was in a bit of a rush so to save some time in the crock I sauteed the onion and bell pepper until they started to caramelize. I also went with the 3.8oz can of olives. I think the 15.5 would have been way too much. Turned out great. Topped with a spoonful of sour cream, jack cheese, and crushed tortilla chips.

This recipe is good...but of course I edited a bit. I suggest browning the onion and bell pepper along with some minced garlic. I also added another packet of taco seasoning and one can of kidney beans. Ranch seasoning is not needed, nor are the olives. Instead of 1 cup tomato juice I used 2 cans tomato soup. Being from Louisiana I like to serve this over rice...but Fritos work just as well! Also add a spoonful of sour cream to your bowl.

I made this exactly as the recipe reads. I ate it with sour cream and tortilla chips. Very good!

Really good & super easy! Will make again.

simple

This recipe was easy and tasty for me, a novice cook.

Made this last night, exactly as the recipe called for (just used pinto instead of black beans) and it was excellent! Will definately make again. Tastes so good on a cold, winter night! Thanks for sharing!

This was a hit in our house with two boys ages 3 and 5.

I made this today! I added red kidney beans and used low sodium ingredients where I could and spiced the meat using garlic powder, onion powder, a pinch of salt, black pepper and Chicago seasonings. It cooked for 7 hours and the taste was great. We put cheese in the bottom of our soup bowls to melt the cheese better and topped it off with sour cream. This will be made again!

Wow, this is delicious! I had to omit the onion, bell pepper and black olives due to family preferences, so I made up for it by adding an extra pound of beef, and I used tomato sauce instead of juice... the remaining combination was outstanding. We added shredded cheese and sour cream to taste, and it made a wonderful soup/chili. And it was so easy! This is definitely a winner in our family!

Great Soup!!My boldest daughter drools over this soup. She asks me to make it all the time. Only 2 things I do differently. 1 I don't like chunks of peppers or onions, so I run them thru my chopper, chop them very fine. 2 instead of tomato juice I use a 14.5 oz can tomato sauce and a can of water. Use rotel diced tomatoes with green chilis......makes a spicier soup than any other brand!

Super flavorful and super easy!

very easy to make. good and tasty. Didn't change a thing.

I made this for dinner and double it And glad I did. The four of us ate it and was very good. And I had leftovers and it didn't last very long. I left out all the salt and bought all low sodium ingredient. and still very good

My family LOVED this! We cannot wait to eat the leftovers tomorrow! I used ground turkey instead of beef. I also added about 3 additional cups of tomato juice. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! Delicious!

Very good and quick recipe. I hadn't prepared it in the morning for my crockpot so just cooked in a pot on the stove until peppers were tender. It was still very quick. Although I love the taste of ranch seasoning, I never buy it in a store because it's loaded with msg. I found a recipe for a homemade mix that I keep on hand. For recipes that call for a packet, I use 1 tbsp of this mix. It's 1/2 c dry buttermilk, 1 tbsp dried parsley, 1 tsp dried dill weed, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp dried onion flakes, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp black pepper. Blend in blender. Store in airtight container.

A lifesaver on a rainy day! My whole family loved this recipe - none left. Next time I'll double it. We put tortilla chips in the bottom of the bowl, ladled the soup over them and topped it off with a pile of grated cheddar and a dollop of sour cream. Excellent one dish meal!

Super easy. I browned the meat, threw in the other items, turned it on low and let the house for 8 hours. Came home, fed the kids and everyone was happy. I left out the spicy stuff and added it later to my bowl. Will make this again as a different twist on chili.

This by far is a favorite in my house!!! we like the extra kick so we added a few jalapeños...delicious

This meal was very easy to make and smelled great while cooking in the crock pot. It tastes really good. We added shredded cheese and tortilla strips on top. This will be on my family's menu a lot!

Render your ground beef drain grease while on low heat add can of pinto beans black bean rotel dices tomato corn lil bit of onion bell pepper add garlic onion ranch taco seasoning you also add chicken base and chicken stock

Great, can't decide if it's chili or soup. Easy to make

This is awesome! This is a great recipe as posted. My wife and kids thought it was a little spicy, so the second time I made it I used mild taco powder. It was still little to spicy for them, but tasty with mild taco powder. Next time I am going to use the mild taco powder and replace the diced tomatoes & green chilis with just diced tomatoes to see if the spicyness is to their liking. I love this recipe!!! YUM YUM!

I love this soup. I have made it just as stated quite a few times and I mix it up from time to time too. It is so so good. I am always looking forward to a raining day so I can eat taco soup!

I won't use packaged taco mix so I added chili powder, cayenne and dried chili peppers and a couple shakes of Frank's red hot. I added a jar of salsa in addition to the canned tomatoes. Very easy and tasty.

Super easy and super tasty! I did add a few things to my soup; I added 1 can of kidney beans (because i love them) and they made the soup a little more hearty. Before i made the soup i had read other reviews saying the soup needed some kick, and so I added a can of jalapeños and a couple tablespoons of Tapatio hot sauce and some medium heat chunky salsa. I also added a can of tomato sauce just because I was afraid it was going to turn out too think (like chili). We topped the soup with shredded cheese, crushed tortilla chips, sour cream and cilantro. The soup turned out a little more spicy than i expected, because of the Tapatio, but i LOVED it, but i LOVE spicy food. My husband and brother-in-law told me they liked it but, i think it may have been too much heat for them to handle. I will definitely be making this soup again.

This chili like soup is delish! The only thing I changed was I substituted spicy hot v8 juice for the tomato juice and it's so quick and easy to make. I will definitely be doubling and taking to pot lucks!

We doubled the recipe to feed 15 people after a long day of moving and not a bite was left. We topped with cheddar, sour cream, additional black olives, green onions and dorito and frito chips and everyone is still talking about it.

Quick & tasty. I didn't have all the ingredients on hand, so I substituted chili powder (3T) for taco seasoning and a can of tomato soup in place of the tomato juice. I made the soup on top of the stove instead of using a crock pot, and I added a 1/4 cup of sour cream at the end. I topped each bowl with a dallop of sour cream, chopped scallions, & shredded cheddar cheese. Very good! Next time I make this, I will make as a dip by omitting the tomato soup, adding 8 oz cream cheese & serving with tortilla chips.

I made this last night. Wonderful! I did tweak it just a little bit. Like other contributers I added one cup of Beef Stock. I also substituted a cup of tomato sauce in place of the tomato juice. Because of the extra fluid, I did drain 50% of each can that I poured into the crock pot, with the exception of the diced tomatoes. We like things a little more mild in our house, so I left out the green chilis. It took about 4 1/2 hours in my crock pot. I served it with a dollop of sour cream, some shredded sharp cheddar cheese and tostitos scoops on the side. It was fabulous. Easy to freeze. A must in anyone's recipe box!

We love this recipe. Thank You

Came home, house smelled liked tacos. Everyone loved it.

Loved this soup. It is very easy to make and is really good. I think it's better that chili.

AWESOME SOUP!

very good but too close to chili! this in our cook again box!

So tasty and super easy! I used ground turkey instead of beef & it came out great. Also added a red bell pepper (was gonna go bad if I didn't use it). I think it could easily be turned into a very good chili recipe too.

delicious! only gave it 4 stars because I had to make the following changes: I had to use tomato sauce, because I already had it. I also added a little chili powder for a lil kick. I loved it! I accompanied it with some fritos. yummy!

Love the recipe . !st time I made just like the recipe. Great! 2nd time meatless. Browned 3 med. chopped coarsely onions, 2 lg sweet peppers and 5 smashed cloves of garlic. ( The veggie's acted as my meat). Changed corn to Mexican blend, added a can of low salt chilli beans, didn't have any tomato juice added V-8 instead. Dump all into the crock pot. Voila! Served topped with Cojita cheese, sour cream, sliced jalapeno's, black olives, and taco chips. Meatless Monday was awesome!!

Good soup. Leftovers freeze well.

Delicious! Made two very small changes. I added a cup of chicken broth, and I used morningstar's vegetarian "beef" crumbles. Sooooo good!

sorry--this was just plain BAD! I made the recipe exact except used frozen corn. way too salty and the ranch gave it a weird taste. glad I scaled this down.

Very filling and easy.

I only made a few changes to this recipe... I used ground turkey instead of ground beef, I used red and yellow peppers instead of green (because that's what I had) and I didn't use the olives (because I didn't have any). But this recipe was fantastic!! It made a ton of soup and it was delicious! I will definitely make this again.

I cooked this exactly as directed, but I also added cooked rice to the pot and put different add-on's on the table for people to add to their own bowls. I put jalopanos, sour cream, Frito chips and shredded cheese. I have a family of 12, and even my picky eaters loved it. You really can't mess this one up. I will definately make this again and will become a permanent staple in my personal cookbook.

Make this recipe monthly! Love this taco soup

Increased this to serve 12 as I had company coming, and so glad I did. I made it the day before so, I just had to warm it up the next day. It was delicious, very chili like, but, not quite as heavy. We crumbled tortilla chips over the top and a dollop of sour cream. I will be making this again soon.

Used V-8 juice instead of tomato juice, added a can of beer and for the last hour added crispy fried corn tortilla strips, delicious !

Very good soup. Wonderful full flavor. My husband is not a big soup person and he LOVED it. It filled my big crockpot and we only had 1 small bowl left when we were finished......there are only two of us..........very good.

I'm sure this is wonderful the way it is but I had to use what I had in the kitchen. I used chopped jalapeno peppers instead of chilies, no black olives, a 28 oz can of chopped tomatoes, 1/2 can tomato paste, 1 28 oz can of water blended with the paste and then added to the mixture. I might try more black beans next time. This is very good with cornbread as a sidedish. Yummy, Yummy

We loved it and did not change anything!

Delicious! Freezes great, too.

This is a tasty, hearty soup that has always been one of my family's favorites. I usually add a can of beer for a richer taste. Like with any soup, the variations are limitless! Very yummy! :)

Very tasty. Very chili-like. We added celery because I had some on hand, and only half the peppers, since peppers aren't our favorite. Make sure you've got your pepto on hand for later that night!

This recipe is awesome. Easy to make, almost no prep work and it's absolutely delicious!

Very easy meal for the middle of the week. Very filling.

I've made this for over 35 years, I use frozen corn, rotel, ranch style beans and tomato sauce rather than Tom juice. You can also use V8 spicy Tom juice in a pinch. 3 generations love it.

This is a good recipe. It's easy to assemble, throw in a crock pot and walk away. A great idea for families with members on the run. It does need more liquid than asked for. I threw in a cup of water, which I got from other reviews, then I threw in about a cup and a half of chicken broth I just happened to have in the freezer. I'm not big on all the sodium added to canned items so I had a sodium free can of tomatoes, used a bag of frozen corn mixed with green chilis, green peppers and onions. I used dried beans instead of canned. The chicken broth I used was sodium free. The tomato juice I used was sodium free. The only sodium came from the black olives. Definitely make this when you know it's going to be a busy day and all the kids will be floating in and out of the house, eating at different times.

This was a really good deal, I made mine with 2.5 pounds of ground turkey instead of 1 pound of ground beef still really good and lower in fat content.

loved it!

Love with sour cream and shredded cheese!

Sooooo, sooo good! Will def make again, wouldnt change a thing. Everyone raved over it.

This was a good base for a quick dinner on my "I don't care what they eat" night. I made my own taco seasoning, I added a variety of chopped bell peppers and threw in other chopped veggies I had on hand. I honestly think it gets better the more you add. NOTE: I used almost all organic ingredients.

I've made this several times for my fiance, and he LOVES it. I serve it with a dallop of sour cream on top and tortilla chips around the bowl.

Didn't have tomato juice so I substituted enchilada sauce (two cans) added green chilis (one can) skipped the black olives. This was delicious served with tortilla chips on the top. Yum!

Easy and good. Nothing real special, but definitely better than some others I've tried. I made it exactly as the recipe stated.

Used shredded grilled chicken instead of beef and left out the olives. Will make again!

Wow....flavorful soup! Made a few changes .....deceased dry ranch package to maybe 3/4 package to avoid the extra sodium. Substituted pinto beans for the corn. (only because I can't digest corn....bummer!) Cooked this all day in a crock pot! on low. Yum!

This was REALLY good. I did use 11 oz. of tomato juice and added a cup of water. Besides those changes, I followed the recipe. I would make this again and again. I served with shredded cheese and chips. Excellent. Because of the sodium content, I used lower sodium taco seasoning and ranch packet.

Super easy, and AMAZING! I loved this! I used a can of "mild" Rotel, and after I spooned it into my bowl, topped with shredded Mexican blend cheese and sour cream. This will definitely become one of my regular dishes to make!

I added a little sour cream and the cheddar cheese at the end along with green onion for garnish...turned out amazing.

This came out great! The whole family loved it. I did add about two cops of water cause it was so thick. But it was still full of a lot of flavor.

The whole family loved it! Omitted the onion (per our tastes) and served with Fritos for crackers. Absolutely delicious.

Very good! And so easy. Especially with cheese, sour cream, avocados and tortilla chips. Pretty spicy because of the tomatoes with chili peppers, but worth it!

super simple with great flavor!

Outstanding taste and so easy to prepare. I received all sorts of compliments when I prepared this today.

very good

this is really good but to me it's more like chili than tacos. I love it with corn bread. I took a readers suggestion and used an 8oz can of tomato sauce and a can of water instead of the tomato juice.

So good and easy. Everyone liked it. Forgot to get the corn and was still yummy. I'll be making this one again!

I have made this recipe so many times and it is always good. At first I doubled the beef and the ranch dressing and it was awesome. Next I tried 2lbs. of chicken and eliminated the ranch dressing and it is awesome in it's own way. I also use a whole can of fire roasted peppers, whatever that small can is. I have also tried various beans from Great Northern, Dark red kidney, and chili beans. I love everything Mexican. Great recipe.

Quick and easy; used small can of olives and no green pepper.

I made this last night for dinner. A little bland. Needed to dash some hot sauce in it. Otherwise OK dish.

When I made this I did not use thechilies to spicy for my taste, added ared and yellow pepper instead. Made this for my sister and both of us loved it. Had left overs next day and it even tasted better.

This tasted like chili to me, but I love chili so I loved this too. I didn't have any green peppers from my garden so I left those out. I did add a little extra tomato juice to make it thinner, so maybe that is why I thought it tasted like chili. It was great though and my husband really liked it too.

This is a very good recipe. The only thing different I did was to add some diced jalapenos and a little crushed red pepper to make it a little spicier. I think it would make a great base for enchiladas with some pepper jack and cheddar cheese thrown in and baked. I'm sure we'll be trying it that way too.