Crockpot Ground Beef Taco Soup (Printable)
Hearty soup with seasoned beef, beans, corn, and taco flavors slow-cooked for easy comfort.
# What You Need:
→ Meats
01 - 1 pound ground beef
→ Vegetables
02 - 1 medium onion, diced
03 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
04 - 1 red bell pepper, diced
05 - 1 (15 oz) can corn, drained
06 - 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes with juices
07 - 1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
→ Beans
08 - 1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
09 - 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
→ Liquids
10 - 2 cups beef broth
→ Spices & Seasonings
11 - 1 packet (1 oz) taco seasoning
12 - ½ teaspoon ground cumin
13 - ¼ teaspoon black pepper
14 - Salt to taste
→ Optional Toppings
15 - Shredded cheese
16 - Sour cream
17 - Chopped cilantro
18 - Sliced jalapeños
19 - Tortilla chips
# Steps:
01 - Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it apart as it cooks. Drain excess fat and transfer to the crockpot.
02 - In the same skillet, add diced onion, minced garlic, and bell pepper. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until softened. Transfer the vegetable mixture to the crockpot.
03 - Add corn, diced tomatoes with juices, green chilies, black beans, and kidney beans to the crockpot. Pour in the beef broth.
04 - Sprinkle taco seasoning, ground cumin, black pepper, and salt over all ingredients. Stir thoroughly to distribute seasonings evenly.
05 - Cover and cook on Low setting for 6-7 hours or on High setting for 3-4 hours until flavors have melded together.
06 - Taste the soup and adjust seasonings if needed. Serve hot topped with shredded cheese, sour cream, cilantro, jalapeños, or tortilla chips as desired.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- Set it and forget it cooking means you can go about your day while dinner basically makes itself
- The way all those taco flavors melt together creates something that tastes like it simmered all day even though prep took fifteen minutes
02 -
- I once forgot to brown the beef first and the texture was weirdly grainy, so don't skip that step even though it seems like extra work
- The soup thickens up considerably as it sits, so if you're reheating leftovers you might want to splash in a little extra broth
03 -
- Mix your own taco seasoning with chili powder, cumin, paprika, onion powder, and a little oregano if you want to control exactly what's in it
- This freezes beautifully so I always make a double batch and stash half for those nights when even ten minutes of prep feels like too much