This thick and hearty taco soup comes together in a flash. The subtle hint of ranch sets it apart from your average taco soup. Garnish with chopped cilantro if desired.
This recipe also works great with chicken.
After cooking a chicken breast (sous vide), I cut it up and replaced the ground beef in the recipe. Everyone loved the soup. I thought it was good, but I think beef would be better.
Read MoreI used a little more of everything to make a larger batch and used 2 cans of Ro*Tel. This looks and tastes amazing.
I omitted the olives but followed everything else exactly. Came out a little watery for our taste so I simmered longer to thicken it up. Next time will add more ranch as we didn’t really detect it.
It is a cold rainy night, and this delicious taco soup really hit the spot! The ingredients are things we typically keep on hand, and the recipe is still good if you sub for certain ingredients with what you have on hand. For example, I used a 15 oz. can of plain diced tomatoes along with a 10 oz. can of diced tomatoes and green chiles (no crushed tomatoes) because that’s what I had, low sodium beef broth instead of water, and left out the jalapeño because I didn’t have any (although that made me a little sad!). I also made my own taco seasoning (also found on allrecipes) because I did not have a packet of that in the pantry. I thought that the ranch dressing mix added a really nice flavor, and I actually really enjoyed the black olives in there even though at first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to add them. This was a great alternative to a pot of chili, and will probably be a regular in our house from now on! :)
I added more taco and ranch seasoning. Topped it off with light sour cream and cheese. One bowl hit the spot and my kids loved it.
After cooking a chicken breast (sous vide), I cut it up and replaced the ground beef in the recipe. Everyone loved the soup. I thought it was good, but I think beef would be better.
We made this and came to the conclusion it is very similar to "trash can" chili which we love.
I saved the onions to put on top of finished soup with cheese. I added no water and extra Ranch Dressing. Superb
This is a favorite of mine. I am not a big olive fan, so I don’t know about those, but I have a batch of this in the frig right now. I found pork stew meat half price so I used that. I used a can of hominy instead of the pinto beans. I’ve made this many times over the years. The combination of seasoning packets and Rotel make the flavor great and you can switch up the meats and veggies depending on what you have. It’s always good, especially with Fritos.
Great recipe! Use your imagination to make it more your taste or add/delete flavor! I added sour cream topping with fresh cilantro and cooked and shredded my own chicken breasts instead of hamburger! Only missing avacado! Thanks for the great base!
I added less water & it was perfect. Did not include the black olives except as a garnish.
This was super easy to make & very good. I added fresh garlic. Next time I will make it with no salt added tomatoes & corn & rinse the beans as I feel it’s salty enough with the taco seasoning & ranch dressing mix
When I made this soup, I realized that it tasted exactly like Wendy's chili, which I was not going for or expecting, but everyone loved it. I browned the meat separately before adding the onion and jalapeno, because I like to get it nice and brown without the onion releasing juices and making the meat steam. I also did not see the need for the olives, instead added some corn, served it with sour cream, shredded cheddar, and tortilla chips. A nice, tasty recipe.
