Spicy Crock Pot Taco Soup

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion, browned and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans (or great nothern)
• 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans
• 2 (10 ounce) cans rotel tomatoes (hot or mild)
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans shoepeg corn
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 2 -3 cups chicken broth (i always use chicken broth) or 2 -3 cups beef broth (i always use chicken broth)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• cayenne

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef with chopped onion.drain.
• 2 add all ingredients to a 7 quart crock pot stir well.
• 3 cook on low 6-8 hours.
• 4 important! do not drain the cans, just add entire contents of each can.
• 5 serve with tortilla chips & shredded cheese.
• 6 one or more optional garnishes can be added to bowls of soup.
• 7 sour cream,avocado slices,black olives,cilantro, jalapeno slices.
• 8 notes: can substitute cubed raw chicken in place of the beef or before serving add shredded cooked chicken and heat through.can also cook in large pan on stove top. bring to a boil and turn heat down to low, simmer for 30 min.stir occasionally.