No meat? No problem! Meatless Taco Soup is Delicious!

*This "recipe" is adjustable to ingredients you have available using leftovers or simple substitutions. Lots of options here!

MEATLESS TACO SOUP

1 Tablespoon minced onion

(or 1/2 chopped fresh onion or 1 Tablespoon onion powder) (whatever you have available)

28 oz whole tomatoes (undrained)

(OR diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes or sauce)
(I used 28 oz of my favorite Cento San Marzano tomatoes.)

1 can corn (undrained)

(OR 2 cups frozen corn, or leftover corn)

1 can rotel (undrained)

(OR salsa works fine also!)

2 can black, kidney, or pinto beans (undrained)
1 packet of taco or chili seasoning

(OR 1-2 Tablespoon of chili powder which is what I used)

Salt & Pepper according to preference

Instructions:

If using fresh onion, cook onion in a little oil in a large pot for about 10 minutes. If using minced onion or onion powder, just add with the rest of the ingredients.

Add the tomatoes (including all juice - do not drain). Mine were whole so I mashed them in the pot with a potato masher.

Combine all remaining ingredients (don't drain anything, include all juice), including a little salt and pepper. Simmer about 30 minutes. Taste! If it needs more heat, add more chili powder.

Ta-da! It's done. Get some bowls and a drink and get to eating!

Hello everyone!

Here's a quick/easy recipe for Taco Soup.

I needed a yummy, saucy supper the other night (needed LOL) on a cool, rainy spring day here in mid Missouri. I didn't have any meat but realized I had everything I needed for meatless Taco Soup. With this dang virus hanging on, you never know when you are going to need to make a meal but don't have any meat. No meat? No problem! This, easy "soup" (tastes like chili to me!) is a great thing to make!

I ate mine with crackers. You could stretch this meal even further with cooked macaroni or pasta. Serving options would also include fritos, tortilla chips, or cornbread.

Did I miss the meat? Nope! It was great! I'll be doing this again and again. Having meatless recipes is a great thing to have on hand these days because we just don't know where we are going anymore. Ya know?

These tomatoes are the absolute BEST!

No - I am not being paid to say this.

Huge tomatoes in a thick juice, almost more like sauce.

Mmmmm!

Mashing the tomatoes in the pot. A potato masher works great!

Get some crackers and a drink. Let's eat!

Enjoy!

Gina

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