taco soup

Taco soup is currently simmering in my crockpot. These pictures are actually from several weeks ago, but I never got around to posting them. It's kinda funny, because as I look at the photo, I'm embarrased that I have Hunt's diced tomatoes, actual Rotel (which is just a few cents higher) and the brand for Ranch Style beans. Also, I'm laughing because I realized I forgot to add the generic Rotel that I bought today. Oh well. I need it for Velveeta queso for tomorrow's Mexican Monday.

You can see most of the ingredients in the picture, but I'll list it out...

• pound of browned ground beef
• 2 cans of stewed tomatoes
• 1 can of diced tomatoes
• 1 can of Rotel
• 1 can of hominy, drained
• 1 can of corn, drained (I just used some frozen corn today)
• 1 can of almost every bean you can name: kidney, black*, pinto, ranch-style
• packet of taco seasoning
• packet of ranch seasoning
• cheese**
• onion***
  

*I lost the recipe for this (it's written on the ticket stub in the photo), and apparently couldn't recall it very well today. Not only did I forgot the Rotel, but black beans aren't an ingredient, and I put them in. Oh well.

**My mom's used Velveeta before and says it makes it extra creamy and yummy. I've used gobs of shredded cheddar/Mexican blend. Today I didn't add any, just to make it healthier. When I make a bowl later, I'll add a bit of shredded cheese on top, as well as sour cream (speaking of healthy...hehe), and some tortilla chips.


***As I posted this last picture, I realized I didn't put onions in either! ttfn...