Taco Seasoned ground or diced Beef, Chicken, Pork or Chorizo/Chourico Sausages with Vegetables and a Taco Soup base. Serve a bowl with Quesadillas & Sour Cream.
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
- 1 Stockpot
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl For the Soup Base
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Meat - Ground Beef, Pork or Chicken
- 3 cloves Garlic - Minced
- 1 large Onion - Diced
- 1 large Bell Pepper - Or a mix of Diced Bell Peppers
- 1 large Tomato - Diced
- 1 Jalapeno or Serrano - Minced without or with seeds for spicy
- 1 Pack Taco Seasoning - Old El Paso
- 1/2 C Corn Kernels
- 1/2 C Canned Pinto Beans - Or other kinds - Optional
- 1/2 C Sweet Pimento Paste - Optional
Soup Base
- 5 C Stock
- 3 C Tomato Juice
- 1/4 C Tomato Paste
- 2 Tbl Lemon or Lime Juice
- 1 Tbl Corn Starch
- 1/2 tsp Cilantro as desired - Optional
- To Taste Hot Paprika
Instructions
- Combine soup base ingredients together in a bowl and set aside until needed. Prepare your Vegetables and set aside.
- In a Soup pot or deep pan, cook ground beef over medium high heat for about 3 minutes, breaking it up and mixing. Add Vegetables and continue to cook another 3 minutes, mixing it around, or until the meat is cooked through.
- Add the soup base and bring to boil over max heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Adjust the heat level with Hot Paprika.
- Cover the Soup, remove from the heat and let rest 20 minutes.
- While the Soup is resting, you can prepare the Quesadillas and Sour Cream Dip or other sides. Adjust the seasoning of the Soup if needed before serving.