Crock-pot Taco Soup

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup water
• 7 teaspoons taco seasoning (1 packet see recipe for substitute)
• 1 lb cooked lean ground beef (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brown meat if you are going to use it.
• 2 drain fat and add meat to crock pot.
• 3 sprinkle seasoning packet on top of meat.
• 4 drain and rinse the beans and add the entire contents of the tomatoes, water, & sauce.
• 5 cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5. the longer you cook soup, the better, so if time, opt for cooking on low.
• 6 serve with a handful of shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream (optional).
• 7 i like to serve ours with biscuits because of a corn allergy in our house. you could serve w/ tortilla chips.
• 8 another option is to omit the water and 1 can of beans and use 2 large cans of corn w/ juice instead.
• 9 if you like your soup spicy use the hotter ro*tel type tomatoes and chilies.
• 10 if you don't want to buy taco seasoning packets use this recipe for your taco seasoning:.
• 11 http://www.food.com/recipe/taco-seasoning-1171.