Taco Soup --- 5 Smart Points

Now that the weather is cooling off, it's soup time!  This super simple recipe is one that I really enjoy.  It's very filling and goes great with some corn bread or even tortilla chips.

The Smart Points I calculated are based on the ingredients I used.  Check your labels and calculate the points based on the brands you use.

Some taco soup recipes call for a packet of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix.  I've made it using it as well as omitting it and found I prefer to leave it out.

You can add a can of Rotel tomatoes if you like it spicy or a can of green chilies if you prefer it to be mild.

You can have this ready and on the table in under 30 minutes.

TACO SOUP

Makes 9 cups

5 Smart Points per cup

10 oz. 85/15 ground beef

1 medium onion, diced

1 can Ranch Style beans

1 can Bush yellow hominy

1 can Bush pinto beans

1- 14.5 oz. can Hunt’s diced tomatoes

1-15 oz. can Hunt’s tomato sauce

2 T. Tone’s taco seasoning

1 T. Williams chili seasoning

Salt and pepper to taste

Brown ground beef with onions.  Add remaining ingredients and

heat thoroughly.

Smart Points

Ground beef                 20

Hominy                        7

Pinto beans                   7

Ranch beans                 12

If you use 90/10% ground beef = 13.3 Smart Points

If you use 95/5% ground beef = 10 Smart Points

If you use 93/7% ground beef = 13.3 Smart Points

If you use 80/20% ground beef = 20 Smart Points

If you use 92/8% Harvestland Ground chicken = 10 Smart Points