Beef And Bean Taco Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1 large onion
• 1 large carrot
• 2 celery, stalks
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 14 1/2 ounces no salt added diced tomatoes
• 8 ounces no salt added tomato sauce
• 16 ounces reduced sodium kidney beans
• 16 ounces pinto beans
• 7 ounces diced green chilies
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 1/4 ounces mccormick's original taco seasoning
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 dice onion, carrot and celery. drain and rinse beans.
• 2 in large soup pot add oil and butter, after melting add onion, carrot and celery; season with salt (teaspoon, approx). let sweat 5 mins; lid on.
• 3 add ground sirloin, break into small pieces and brown. season with salt, pepper and garlic.
• 4 when beef is brown, add corn, green chilies,beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, paprika, bay leaves and taco seasoning. stir well. bring to a boil on medium heat; lid on. simmer 5 minutes.
• 5 add beef broth. cover and bring to a simmer, 10 minutes.
• 6 soup can cook longer, if preferred - but is delicious at the 10 minute mark.