Tasha's Taco Soup

A very rich soup to serve on a very cold night! I love this recipe passed to me by my good friend Tasha! I make this one when I have a lot of people to feed. You can let people fix it how they want to, chips or no chips. I like to add sour cream sometimes on top.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 549 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
• 1 pint half-and-half cream
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 2 (16 ounce) cans ranch style chili beans
• ½ (1 pound) loaf processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®), cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large pot over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease.

Step 2

Add the ranch beans, pinto beans, corn, tomatoes with green chiles, processed cheese food, half-and-half cream, heavy cream, taco seasoning, and ranch dressing mix. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Step 3

Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue to simmer until cheese food is melted, about 20 minutes.