Crockpot Ground Beef Taco Soup (Printable)
Hearty soup with seasoned ground beef, beans, and vegetables simmered all day in the crockpot.
# What You 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
→ Optional Toppings
15 - Shredded cheese
16 - Sour cream
17 - Chopped cilantro
18 - Sliced jalapeños
19 - Tortilla chips
# Steps:
01 - Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the ground beef. Cook, breaking it 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 with the beef. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until vegetables are softened and fragrant. Transfer the entire mixture to the crockpot.
03 - Pour the corn, diced tomatoes with their juices, green chilies, black beans, and kidney beans into the crockpot with the beef mixture.
04 - Pour in the beef broth. Sprinkle the taco seasoning, cumin, black pepper, and salt evenly over the ingredients. Stir thoroughly to combine all components and distribute the seasonings.
05 - Cover the crockpot and cook on Low setting for 6-7 hours or on High setting for 3-4 hours, until flavors are melded and soup is heated through.
06 - Taste the soup and adjust salt or spices as needed. Ladle hot soup into bowls and serve with your choice of shredded cheese, sour cream, cilantro, jalapeños, or tortilla chips.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- Set it in the morning and come home to dinner that's been developing rich flavors all day
- One of those rare meals where leftovers somehow taste even better the next day
02 -
- Don't skip draining the beef fat—otherwise your soup will end up with an oily layer that no amount of skimming can fully fix
- The soup thickens as it sits, especially overnight in the fridge, so add a splash of broth when reheating leftovers
03 -
- If you want more heat, add a diced jalapeño along with the bell pepper or stir in a teaspoon of cayenne with the spices
- Homemade taco seasoning is easy to mix up and tastes so much better than the packets—combine chili powder, cumin, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and a pinch of oregano