Home-style Taco Soup in Crock Pot

Why we love this Taco Soup Slow Cooker recipe

Let’s start off with something here. This recipe IS called “Slow Cooker Taco Soup”, but it can totally be made outside of the slow cooker, straight on the stove in a few short minutes. The reason we make it in the slow cooker is that we feel the flavors meld together so much better once it’s had some time to cook. Don’t get us wrong, we've made it plenty of times on the stove when we needed to pull a dinner together and haven’t made it to the grocery store. We prefer it from the slow cooker. What’s even better? Leftover Slow Cooker Taco Soup. The flavors seem to melt together more and more as it sits.

This is the first recipe blog post since announcing that we’ll be adding nutrition information and WW Points to all of our recipes. We thought, what better way than on TACO TUESDAY with a taco themed recipe and one that is a powerhouse punch on nutrition. This little guy, when made with ground turkey is ZERO WW Points! When it’s made with ground beef, its only 2! The macros aren’t bad either. When made with ground beef, it’s only 260 calories with 22g of protein. When it’s cold, we love to have soups and stews in our house and since it’s the time of year for gluttony, we try to reduce the caloric heavy everyday meals so that we can still enjoy the treats without gaining the dreaded holiday weight.

Did you know the average weight gain over the holidays ranges from 2-10lbs?! Thinking about having to lose an ADDITIONAL 10lbs at the new year because of our inability to stop shoveling candy, sweets, and treats down our throat for 2 months is enough to make us think twice about it. We don’t actively try to lose weight during the holiday months, but we do try to at least maintain, which if you’ve ever been on a weight loss journey and attempted maintenance… it’s a beast in and of itself. Prior to some medications we were put on and then pregnancy, regardless of what we ate or how we exercised, the weight still crept on. So, here we are, back on the weight loss journey. We've successfully lost 45lbs, but we're hoping to get back down to where we feel comfortable and healthy which means about 25 more pounds.

Our hope with providing the nutrition information and WW Points in our recipes is to not only provide y’all with some satisfying, nutritious family meals, but to also hold myself a little accountable here. Being honest, having a food blog and attempting to still lose weight is NOT EASY. BLT’s (bites, licks, and tastes) quickly add up and when you make a recipe over and over in testing and keep having to eat it, the calories add up. So hopefully, that means we’ll all benefit a little from this new little addition on here.

Anyway, enough about us, calories, and nutrition. Let’s get to the real stuff here. THE RECIPE!

Crock Pot Taco Soup Ingredients

• Lean ground beef – we prefer to use 95% lean ground beef or ground turkey. You can also use a higher fat content of beef, but you’ll need to drain it after browning before proceeding with the remaining recipe.
• Crushed tomatoes – canned crushed tomatoes are a key ingredient for this recipe. If you prefer to get the no salt added version, you may need to add a touch of salt to the final recipe.
• Roasted green chile – You can use canned or jarred chopped roasted green chile. You can find this in the Mexican food aisle at your local grocery store, often near the canned enchilada sauce.
• Corn – while you can use canned if you like, we find the fresh and frozen have a house favorite overall flavor
• Black beans – you’ll want to use canned, undrained. Pour the whole thing in.
• Kidney beans – this will be the same as the black beans where you’ll dump the whole can in
• Yellow onion – chopped yellow onion will give excellent flavor, but feel free to omit or substitute with onion powder if you have picky eaters who don’t like onion
• Taco seasoning – we love using From-scratch, but store-bought works great as well

How to make Crockpot Taco Soup

1. Brown ground turkey or beef in a skillet over medium heat, breaking up into small pieces.
2. Once cooked, add ground turkey and remaining ingredients to the slow cooker. Mix to combine.
3. Add 1 cup of water to slow cooker.
4. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
5. Serve with your favorite shredded cheese, avocado, sour cream, and tortilla strips!

How to serve Slow Cooker Taco Soup

Slow Cooker Taco Soup can be served on its own as a full meal. It’s great served with toppings like sour cream, shredded cheese, tortilla strips, and avocado.

How to store Crockpot Taco Soup

Allow the soup to cool completely. Place it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

This soup also freezes well. It will stay fresh in the freezer when stored in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

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