Accidental Hearty Nacho Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb turkey
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cheddar cheese soup
• 12 slices low-fat american cheese
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 1/3 cups nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1/2 avocado, chopped (optional)
• 1/4 cup sour cream (optional)
• tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 brown meat in a skillet over medium heat.
• 2 once brown, add taco seasoning and water.
• 3 stir and let simmer for five minutes.
• 4 drain meat slightly, but not completely (so you still have a little of the taco sauce left).
• 5 stack slices of american cheese and cut into thin strips, then cut those strips into little squares (they might stick together into cubes but thats ok).
• 6 into a large pot, add the cheese squares, soup, salsa, milk and bell pepper.
• 7 add the taco meat.
• 8 stir to combine and cook over medium heat until cheese squares have melted and incorporated and the mixture is almost boiling.
• 9 top with avocado and sour cream if you choose.
• 10 serve hot with plenty of tortilla chips for dipping or crushing on top.
• 11 yum!