30 Minute Tex Mex Taco Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Saute onions, green bell peppers, and garlic in a small amount of vegetable oil. Add chicken, taco seasoning mix, salsa, vegetables, beans, tomato paste, and chicken broth. Adjust liquid to your liking. Bring to a slow simmer and simmer for 20 minutes. Place cream cheese in a separate bowl. Using a measuring cup, take some of the hot liquid from the soup and pour over cream cheese to melt and then add back to the soup. Simmer on low for another 10 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips and grated Monterey jack cheese.
• Also, great on the second day over rice.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or other large pot, over medium-high heat, brown ground beef with garlic until beef is crumbly; drain well.
• Add remaining ingredients, except for cheese, and stir.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer for 45-60 minutes (or combine all ingredients in crock pot and cook on LOW for 8 hours).
• Serve in bowls, if desired over broken tortilla chips.
• Top with grated cheese to garnish when serving.

Steps:

• Brown meat with onions and pepper in large saucepan; drain. Return meat mixture to pan.
• Add all remaining ingredients except cheese; stir, carefully breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally.
• Serve topped with cheese.

Steps:

• In large pot, brown onions and beef.
• Cook 2 minutes.
• Add all other ing.
• except tortillas and cheese.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Stir in cheese.
• Top with tortilla pieces.