Quick & Easy Taco Soup

Ever had one of those evenings when you come in from work exhausted and have no plan for dinner? We’ve all been there and the “What’s for dinner?” question just makes you cringe! Fortunately, this quick and easy taco soup recipe will have dinner on the table in no time!

I’m a huge advocate of meal planning, but let’s face it…sometimes life gets in the way. When that happens, this taco soup recipe is so quick and easy that no one needs to know you didn’t already have it planned.

Part of what makes this recipe so easy is that you use canned ingredients. You don’t have to make the beans ahead of time and the hardest thing you’re got to do is brown the hamburger meat.

This is also a great recipe for beginner cooks. If you’re teaching a daughter or granddaughter to cook, this is one to add to her repertoire. It’s easy enough for anyone in your household to make…great when you’re living in a multi-generational household and some of your family members may not be experienced cooks.

Quick & Easy Taco Soup Recipe

If you’ve got raw hamburger meat already in your refrigerator, you’ll have this meal on the table in under thirty minutes. If you’ve got to that the meat out, you’ll need to add a little prep time. I find that it helps to go to the freezer and pull out a couple of packages of frozen meat to be thawing in the fridge so that I’ve got some options on those nights when my planning didn’t quite gel.

In case you’re wondering if this taco soup recipe can be prepared in the slow cooker the answer is YES!

I’m a huge fan of using a slow cooker…in fact, I LOVE my slow cooker and can’t imagine any kitchen without one.

I’ve made this soup in the slow cooker before and all you need to do to adjust the recipe is to brown the hamburger and then dump the soup ingredients in the slow cooker and let it cook till you’re ready to eat. The great thing about a soup is that the flavors mingle for a better flavor the longer it cooks.

For those who don’t love meal planning…

I’m a huge advocate of meal planning. I think it’s one of the best ways to save money at the grocery store because you know what you’re going to cook and you don’t end up buying food that goes to waste.

But let’s be honest…if you know you’re someone who is not going to sit down and plan out your menus, there are other ways to skin this cat. There are subscription services that will let you select the kind of meals you like and will send you the weekly meal plan, recipes, and shopping list.

One of those is Meal Planning Central. It’s an affordable service and you can get your first week FREE to try it out to see what you think. If you decide to continue then it costs between $4 – $9 a month depending on the plan you choose. Yes, it’s an expense, but it’s pretty darn cheap when you consider the time you’ll save and that you won’t be wondering what to fix for dinner every night.

More delicious soup recipe to try:

If you love those yummy Mexican flavors then you’ll adore Chicken Tortilla Soup. This can be cooked on the stove or in your slow cooker.

Mom’s Easiest Hamburger Soup is one of the first soups I learned to make. It’s quick, easy, and so yummy!