Easy to Make Taco Soup
Beef and red kidney beans are high-protein foods that are ingredients in taco soup. One cup of taco soup contains a significant amount of calories. Forty-five of those calories are from fat
Ingredients
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 lb. ground beef (or ground turkey)
1 15-oz. can pinto beans (optional-kidney beans)
1 15-oz. can corn (or frozen
1 15-oz. can fire-roasted tomatoes
1 tbsp. taco Seasoning
1 1/2 c. water
1 chopped sweet pepper (optional)
add-sour cream, avocado, feta cheese for garnish
Sliced green onions, for garnish
Directions
- In a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and cook onion until soft, 5 minutes, then add ground beef and cook until no longer pink.
- Add beans, corn, fire-roasted tomatoes, taco seasoning, and water.
- Garnish with sour cream and green onions. Serves 4
Suggestions
To avoid consuming excess calories from taco soup, make taco soup with 95 percent lean ground beef. One-hundred grams of 95 percent lean raw ground beef contains 55 less calories than 100 g of regular raw ground beef. To eliminate additional calories, use less corn.
