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Chunky taco soup with ground beef, black beans, pinto beans, corn, and tomatoes in a white bowl.
Hannah Brooks

Taco Soup

This one-pot taco soup combines ground beef, two kinds of beans, corn, and tomatoes in a lightly spicy broth. Pantry spices build the flavor without a ranch packet.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings (about 10 cups total)
Course: Dinner, Soup
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Calories: 400

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound 90% lean ground beef
  • 1 cup yellow onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder mild American spice blend
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 15-ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 15-ounce can pinto beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes undrained
  • 1 10-ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles mild, undrained
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
  • 3 cups low-sodium beef broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Equipment

  • 1 6-quart Dutch oven or soup pot
  • 1 Instant-read thermometer

Method
 

  1. Cook the 90% lean ground beef in a 6-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat for 6 to 8 minutes, breaking it into crumbles, until browned and cooked to 160°F.
  2. Spoon off excess rendered fat, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pot.
  3. Add the yellow onion and cook over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes, until softened.
  4. Stir in the garlic, chili powder, ground cumin, smoked paprika, and dried oregano for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
  5. Stir in the black beans, pinto beans, diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes with green chiles, frozen corn, low-sodium beef broth, fine salt, and ground black pepper.
  6. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the yellow onion is tender and the broth is flavorful.
  7. Divide the soup among 6 bowls and serve hot.

Notes

Use mild diced tomatoes with green chiles for gentle heat. American chili powder is a seasoning blend, not pure ground hot chile. Estimated nutrition per one-sixth of the recipe: about 400 calories, 29 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate, 12 g fat, 12 g fiber; toppings excluded. Yield is approximate.
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