Easy Taco Soup made with ground beef, tomatoes, corn, beans, and seasoning is the PERFECT way to enjoy the taco flavors you love in a one pot dinner!
We are all about ONE POT soups this winter, and we’re excited to share our favorites with you, like Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup, Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup, and Ultimate Slow Cooker Beef Stew!
EASY TACO SOUP
Easy Taco Soup is made with ground beef, veggies, beans, and both ranch AND taco seasoning for an incredibly flavorful, hearty soup your family is going to love. It’s basically like a quick and easy soup recipe meets taco night. All of the flavor, with less cleanup afterwards!
Leave out the spicy chiles and use mild taco seasoning to make this more kid-friendly. If you don’t want to make this on the stovetop, it works really well in the crock pot or instant pot! I serve this almost every time we get together for a game night and it’s a hit 100% of the time!
Taco Soup FAQs and Cooking Alternatives:
CAN YOU FREEZE TACO SOUP?
This taco soup recipe is totally freezer-safe. I almost always make extra, then freeze it in an airtight container for another night. It will keep about 6 months frozen.
HOW TO MAKE TACO SOUP IN A SLOW COOKER
- In a large skillet, add a tablespoon of olive oil, onions, and ground beef. Cook until ground beef is browned.
- Add all ingredients to the slow cooker, stir, and cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 8 hours.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve.
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HOW TO MAKE TACO SOUP IN AN INSTANT POT
Use the sauté function of the instant pot to brown the ground beef and onions with a drizzle of oil.
Add all other ingredients to the instant pot and stir together. Close the lid and seal the pressure valve.
In manual setting, set on high for a total time of 10 minutes, then let it release naturally. Garnish and serve.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING
Mix together all of these ingredients to make your own taco seasoning that you can pull out any time you’re having taco night or making a Tex-Mex recipe!
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/2 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/2 tablespoon cumin
- 1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes (optional – use more or less depending on your spice tolerance)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
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FAQs and flavor ideas
You don’t have the follow the recipe ingredients strictly, this soup is versatile.
HOW TO THICKEN TACO SOUP
Thicken taco soup by adding a few tablespoons of tomato paste, until you reach the consistency you want. You can also add more meat and black beans to add bulk to the soup.
HOW TO MAKE TACO SOUP WITHOUT BEANS
If you’re not a fan of beans, you can easily leave them out of this taco soup recipe. I would recommend adding more vegetables to help bulk up the dish, plus it’s a healthy addition. Try adding diced potatoes, green beans, bell peppers, or carrots.
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TIPS FOR MAKING TACO SOUP
- You can make this taco soup recipe with other meat, like ground turkey or shredded chicken breast. I’ve also made this with leftover rotisserie chicken.
- Make this taco soup spicy with a dash of cayenne pepper, or use the hot version of diced tomatoes with chiles. You can also add diced poblano or jalapeno peppers with the onion.
- Make this taco soup vegetarian by leaving out the meat and using vegetable broth. If you want more protein or bulk to the soup, add another can of black beans, or cubed extra firm tofu.
- For garnish, you can top this taco soup recipe with avocado slices, sour cream, shredded cheddar, or fresh cilantro.
- Serve with tortilla chips or toasted bread.
HOW TO STORE TACO SOUP
- Serve: Don’t leave taco soup at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- Store: Once the soup has cooled, you can store it in the fridge. Kept in an airtight container it will stay good for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: This recipe can also be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let it thaw in the fridge overnight before reheating the soup on the stovetop.
Easy Taco Soup
Taco Soup made with ground beef, tomatoes, corn, beans, and seasoning is the PERFECT way to enjoy the taco flavors you love in a one pot dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 yellow onion , chopped
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 packet ranch dressing mix
- 15 ounces dark kidney beans , drained and rinsed
- 15 ounces pinto beans , drained and rinsed
- 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes with chiles
- 2 cups corn
- 2 cups beef broth
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
Instructions
- Add the ground beef and onion to a large dutch oven on medium heat and cook until browned then add in the taco and ranch seasonings and mix well.
Add in the kidney beans, pinto beans, diced tomatoes, corn, broth and crushed tomatoes, mix well.
Bring to a boil before reducing to a simmer and cooking for 15 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes
Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
This is the best taco soup recipe I have ever tried! It is sooooo good!
Thanks, Glenda.
Super yummy! I added a jalapeño to it and served with cilantro and shredded pepper jack cheese!
Sounds amazing, Kim.
This is very similar to my taco soup recipe that I’ve made for years. I like to use a can of either white or yellow hominy instead of the corn. I find that I like the texture of the hominy better than corn kernels in the soup. The toppings are required in our house! We like shredded mexican blend or colby jack cheese, sour cream, diced avocado, and tortilla chips.
Thanks for the suggestions.
This looks delish!
What can I substitute for the ranch dressing I have grandchild with a dairy allergy?
There are a few brands that make a non dairy ranch dressing mix or you can make your own using a recipe online.
Do you drain the fat from the beef?
If you have a lot of fat, drain most of it.
Love this, quick question though…how much is considered 1 serving?
about 1/2 cup 🙂
It’s one of those recipes you have to share because even your 3 kids ask for more! My only substitute was black beans and Taco flavored turkey.
So glad you all enjoyed it!
Do you use dry pinto’s or canned
Making this soon as I get all ingredients
I use canned beans, drained and rinsed.
Delicious, easy and fast!!!
I agree! Glad you like!
Does the taco seasoning recipe cover both the taco seasoning and the ranch dressing packet?
No, you would still want to add the ranch dressing. It only replaces the taco seasoning packet.
Can you use grape tomatoes cut up?
You could but they are going to have a different taste than regular diced tomatoes. Also they wouldn’t have the green chilis mixed in so you would want to add them separate if you want that flavor 🙂
If I use homemade taco seasoning recipe instead of a pre-made packet, how much should I use?
You’ll want to use 2-3 tablespoons of the homemade taco seasoning, depending on your taste.
taco soup best ever!!!
So glad you enjoyed it.
Looks like I’m gonna be trying the taco soup tonight. Hope its good. wish me luck!!
I hope you enjoyed it!
Oh my goodness!! This soup was so easy and the kids loved it! I added green bell peppers along with a few scallions, and a little cayenne just to spice it up a bit and they smashed it! Thank you so much for the recipe!!
So glad you were able to customize it to your liking!
I showed my wife your daily email since she asked for chili. We’ve since made it twice in 3 weeks! We hate it that much.
Ha!! I love it. So glad you enjoyed it!
In the ingredients it calls for pinto beans and in the instructions it calls for chili beans. Which one is it? My choice would be chillin beans.
You can actually use either as they are pretty interchangable. I did use pinto beans but feel free to use chili if you’d like. I’ve edited the recipe card to read correctly. Thanks for catching that!
Hi Brandie, this Taco Soup looks delicious and I can’t wait to fix it. I do have a question. Do you use frozen or canned corn? Thanks for any help you can give me. Have a wonderful and blessed day. ?
I used canned corn for this recipe. Enjoy!
I did too, also deleted chiles, don’t like them really yummy !
Our stove is out of commission right now so that’s why I’m looking for crock pot recipes. Can I just add the ground beef in raw?
Hmm that would be hard because it will cook in a giant piece and also I haven’t tested it that way. I would say if using raw make it into small meatballs and add those in, then I know it will cook through.
Do you drain the corn?
If using canned corn, yes you’ll want to drain it. Enjoy!
I made this taco soup the other night and is it good! I made it like the recipe called for but doubled it. We are going to have some more tonight, my husband loves it!!!
Thanks for coming back to let me know how much you enjoyed it, Donna. I appreciate the 5 star rating.
Probably would make this in my slow cooker. Tacos and soup, can’t get much better than that!
It’s yummy!! I hope you enjoy it!
You had me at easy! But seriously, this taco soup sounds amazing! I am a soup-all-year-long kinda girl too, so this is perfect!
It’s too good not to want to eat it all year long!
This looks so tasty and just what we need on these cold winter days! I like your taco seasoning recipe as well! I find the addition of a tiny bit of sugar can really cut down on the acidity overall. Great recipes!
Thanks, Katie!
Yum! Dinner for tonight is sorted! This is so perfect for a cozy winter dinner.
Glad I could help!
I know what im making for dinner now! yum!! I love taco soup! This looks simple and tasty!
Enjoy!