Description
This Slow Cooker Creamy Beef Taco Soup is a hearty, flavorful dish combining ground beef, beans, tomatoes, and a rich cream cheese base, slowly simmered to perfection. Perfect for busy days, this comforting taco-inspired soup offers a creamy texture and robust southwestern flavors with minimal effort. Customize it with your favorite toppings like avocado, sour cream, and cilantro for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes or Ro-tel
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilis
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can corn
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can kidney beans
- 1 (14 ounce) can black beans
- 1 ounce taco seasoning (1 packet)
- 1.5 ounces ranch seasoning (1 packet)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
Optional Toppings
- olives
- diced tomatoes
- diced avocados
- chopped cilantro
- corn chips
- sour cream
Instructions
- Prepare the Aromatics and Beef: Dice the medium onion and brown it together with 1 pound of ground beef over medium-high heat until the beef is fully browned and the onions are softened and translucent.
- Prepare the Slow Cooker Mixture: Drain and rinse the canned beans and corn. Add the cooked ground beef and onions to the slow cooker along with tomato sauce, diced tomatoes or Ro-tel, diced green chilis, corn, kidney beans, black beans, taco seasoning, ranch seasoning, and chicken broth. Stir everything together.
- Cook the Soup: Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 4-6 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours, allowing flavors to meld.
- Add Cream Cheese: About 20 minutes before serving, add 8 ounces of room temperature cream cheese to the soup. Replace the lid and let it rest, then stir until the cream cheese is fully melted and incorporated, creating a creamy texture.
- Serve: Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with your choice of optional toppings such as olives, diced tomatoes, diced avocados, chopped cilantro, corn chips, and sour cream for added flavor and texture.
Notes
- Add a few dashes of cayenne pepper or hot sauce if you prefer extra heat.
- For a richer taste, add a splash of heavy cream instead of or in addition to cream cheese.
- Use Ro-tel as a flavorful substitute for diced tomatoes and green chilis to add more zest.
- This recipe can also be made on the stove-top: brown ground beef and onions, add the other ingredients (except cream cheese and toppings), simmer on low-medium heat for about an hour with lid on, stirring occasionally, then incorporate cream cheese before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 760mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
