Creamy Southwestern Taco Soup Recipe 445

Steps:

• Combine ground beef with onion and garlic in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add cumin and chili powder; cook 2 minutes more.
• Drop cream cheese into the pot by bits and mash it into the beef with a big spoon until no white spots remain, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in broth, diced tomatoes, heavy cream, and salt. Cook until heated through, about 10 minutes more.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, brown the ground beef with the onion, bell pepper and garlic; drain well. Add the spices and cook a couple minutes. Drop the block of cream cheese into the meat. With the back of a wooden spoon, smash it into the meat until no bits of white remain. Add the Ro-tel, broth and heavy cream and mix well. Simmer for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, brown the ground beef with the onion and garlic; drain.
• Add the spices and cook a couple minutes.
• Drop the cream cheese in bits into the meat. With the back of a big spoon, smash it into the meat until no bits of white remain.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and heat through.

Steps:

• Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, and garlic in the hot pot until beef is browned and crumbly and onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease if necessary.
• Stir in cumin and chili powder and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Drop cream cheese pieces into the pot; mix well and cook until melted and no white chunks remain. Stir in beef broth, undrained diced tomatoes, green chiles, cream, and salt. Reduce heat to medium and cook until heated through, about 30 minutes, or longer if desired; do not allow to boil or curdling/separation may occur.

Steps:

• Spray a slow cooker with cooking spray. Add onions, bell pepper, and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir in chicken broth, diced tomatoes, condensed soup, and chiles.
• Combine oil, taco seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, cumin, and black pepper in a bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat on all sides. Transfer to the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 2 to 3 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from the slow cooker and shred.
• Add Neufchatel cheese to the slow cooker and stir until melted. Return chicken to the slow cooker and cook until warmed through, 20 to 30 minutes more.