Crockpot Ground Beef Taco Soup (Printable)

Hearty soup with ground beef, beans, corn and taco seasonings, slow-cooked for maximum flavor and easy preparation.

# What You’ll 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

# How To Make It:

01 - Heat a skillet over medium heat and add ground beef. Cook, breaking apart with a spoon, until no longer pink. Drain excess fat and set aside.
02 - Add diced onion, minced garlic, and bell pepper to the skillet. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until vegetables begin to soften. Transfer the beef and vegetable mixture to the crockpot.
03 - Pour corn, diced tomatoes with their juices, green chilies, black beans, and kidney beans into the crockpot with the beef mixture.
04 - Pour beef broth over ingredients. Sprinkle taco seasoning, cumin, black pepper, and salt evenly across the top. Stir thoroughly to combine all flavors.
05 - Cover crockpot with lid. Cook on Low setting for 6-7 hours or on High setting for 3-4 hours until flavors meld and vegetables are tender.
06 - Remove lid and taste soup. Add additional salt or spices if desired. Ladle hot soup into bowls and serve with optional toppings.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • This is one of those dump and go recipes that lets you walk away and come back to something amazing
  • The flavors develop beautifully over hours of slow cooking making it taste like you spent all day in the kitchen
02 -
  • Do not skip browning the beef and vegetables first this step builds flavor that slow cooking alone cannot achieve
  • The soup will thicken as it sits especially in the fridge so you may need to add more broth when reheating leftovers
03 -
  • Making your own taco seasoning lets you control exactly what goes into it and tastes much better than store bought packets
  • If the soup is too thick after refrigerating add a splash of beef broth while reheating to return it to the perfect consistency

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