Back in my family & consumer science class in high school, we made this soup. I loved it so much, I brought the recipe home to my mom, and now my family makes it all the time. It’s an extremely easy (and delicious) soup for a cold day. Lately, I’ve been putting a whole grain tortilla in the bottom of my bowl and eating it like that instead of putting fritos in (which is also delicious).
My second family that lives in Seattle always make fun of me for this soup and refuse to believe it’s edible (but one day you will try it and like it!!), so Alex was a little bit worried about trying it..
I think he enjoyed it!
Taco Soup
½ lb ground beef
½ cup black beans, rinsed
¼ cup onion, chopped
1 cup water
2-3 tbsp taco seasoning
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
2/3 cup stewed tomatoes
1 – 8 oz can tomato sauce
¼ cup sour cream
½ cup corn Fritos
In a large fry pan, brown ground beef with onion; stir and break up meat as it cooks. Drain grease from meat. Put browned meat/onion mixture in a large saucepan. Add taco seasoning, tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, corn and water. Heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring constantly; to keep mass from sticking on the bottom of the pan (May be served at this time, but flavor develops if allowed to stand).
Serve over Fritos in a bowl. Add a dollop of sour cream and grated cheese on top and serve.
Makes 4-5 servings