Brenda's Taco Soup

This is a recipe I got from cousin Brenda.  She got it from a Weight Watchers meeting.  It is SO good.  We eat it every fall and winter at least once a month.  We call it Chili, but no matter what you call it, it's still good.

Brenda's Taco Soup

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 large onion, diced

Add beef and onion to dutch oven and brown meat. Drain fat.

Add:

• 1 can pinto beans
• 1 can fat free refried beans
• 2 cans Mexican style chili beans
• 1 can whole kernal corn
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 1-1/2 cup water
• 1 can green chiles chopped
• 1 pkg taco seasoning
• 1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch Mix

Mix together and simmer for an hour. 1 cup = 2-1/2 WW points.


This is the tweaked recipe:

Chili

• 4 cups shredded pork (pre-cooked)
• 1/2 very finely diced onion
• 1 can pinto beans (I have substituted black beans too!)
• 1 can fat free refried beans
• 1 can Mexican Chili Beans
• 1 can chopped tomatoes & green chiles
• 1 can chicken broth
• 1 pkg Taco seasoning
• 1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch mix

Mix all together in dutch oven and simmer for an hour. Daddy doesn't like corn or Ranch dressing...I left out the corn, but well ....shhh! Some things are better left unsaid :) When I don't have pork we do use ground beef. I use whatever meat I have on hand. I haven't tried this with chicken yet. But I'm sure it would be yummy!  I sprinkle frozen corn into each of our bowls.

Yum!