Seven can taco soup is such a quick and easy soup to throw together, with a well stocked pantry you can whip it up in no time and customize it to your own liking.

7-Can Taco Soup

While 7-Can Taco Soup may not be a classic southern recipe, it is certainly a very popular recipe in the south, no doubt because it feeds a crowd, is a party favorite, and is simply delicious. It's also another one of those recipes that's been around forever.

Called 7-Can Taco Soup, because it uses 7 cans of some combination of beans, tomatoes and veggies - my cans of choice are diced tomatoes, Rotel tomatoes, canned green chilies, chili beans, kidney beans, pinto beans and a can of corn. What you put in it varies from recipe to recipe, so settle on your own favorites and use whatever number of cans you like.

This combination just happens to be the way I like mine so make it your own!

Here's what you'll need to make my Taco Soup:

• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 envelope dry ranch dressing mix
• 1 envelope taco seasoning mix
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (10 ounce) can of Rotel diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, undrained
• 4 cups beef stock or broth (Kitchen Basics recommened)
• 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can of whole kernel corn, drained

Optional Garnishes: Finely shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese, chopped fresh tomato, diced avocado, shredded lettuce, homemade or commercial tortilla strips, Sour cream, sliced pickled jalapeno, green onion, chopped fresh cilantro, finely chopped red or yellow onion.

Here's how to make it.

Vary the beans - some people use black beans or northern beans, or several cans of kidney beans. Go for it! Some use salsa or picante instead of Rotel tomatoes. Some like to use cream corn instead of whole kernel corn and I've even seen a recipe using mixed vegetables. Some people use water, some chicken broth. I prefer beef broth myself. Some people even like to add small shell or macaroni pasta. If you don't like the selection of "cans" here, mix it up and make it your own.

A lot of people also simmer this in the crockpot all day while they tend to the rest of life, but this comes together so quick and really only needs a 30 minutes simmer so I do mine on the stovetop. We're using canned beans so I don't want them to go mushy on me. I like to let it low simmer about an hour though, just to let all the flavors sort of marry and meld together, though it can also be held over low for quite awhile, perfect for those times the family seems to be eating in shifts.

With the exception of the chili beans - because they are packed in a chili sauce - I drain and rinse the beans I use.

Most canned beans are extremely high in sodium, and draining and rinsing them supposedly gets rid of nearly half of the sodium level, and... just so you know, it apparently also helps to reduce some of those troublesome gas-causing sugars as well. Even still, we're talking canned goods and packaged goods here, so there is plenty of sodium present despite that, and it's unlikely you will need any additional salt, or even pepper. You can, of course, make your own homemade ranch dressing mix and taco seasoning, instead of using the packets, if you like.

My favorite garnishes include finely shredded cheese, chopped tomato, diced avocado, homemade tortilla strips, sour cream and sliced green onion. A yummy delicious soup, great for a rainy day, and especially good when you find yourself with a herd of kids running thorough your kitchen, all on different eating schedules. Makes plenty, holds well, and is even better leftover.

Don't forget to recycle those cans!

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Posted by Mary on March 10, 2010

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