Easy Taco Soup

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Taco Soup is a crowd pleasing recipe that is very similar to chili, but with a taco twist! It’s packed with taco ingredients and full of flavor. This easy recipe is the ultimate comfort food, and packed with protein thanks to the beans and meat.

Taco Soup in gray ceramic bowls topped with sour cream and green onion in front of instant pot

Years (and years and years) ago a lovely friend of mine brought Taco Soup to a neighborhood potluck bonfire. I had never heard of it before and just fell in love with this easy to make comfort food! I've made this recipe in a slow cooker and on the stovetop (directions for those below) but today I wanted to share how to easily make Taco Soup in an Instant Pot too!

Ingredients

You'll need four different kinds of beans, tomato paste, ground beef, onion, garlic, and both ranch and taco seasoning.

browning ground beef with garlic and onion in instant pot on saute mode

Why I love this recipe

It's very easy in that you simply brown the meat, add the onion and garlic for a couple of minutes then dump all the rest of the ingredients in and cook until the flavors blend perfectly! See the web story step by step here.
Despite the name, Taco Soup has more of a hearty chili-like consistency, making it perfect for cooler weather. You can eat it with a spoon or scoop it up dip-style with tortilla chips.

overhead view of corn, beans, tomato paste, and seasonings for taco soup with ground beef in instant pot

Serving suggestions

There are so many options when it comes to what to serve this with!

shredded cheese
sour cream
tortilla strips
cilantro
chopped green onion
tortilla chips
Fritos corn chips

overhead view of Taco Soup in 2 gray ceramic bowls topped with sour cream and green onion with tortilla chips and cilantro and green onion surrounding

FAQs

Can I Use Turkey Meat Instead of Ground Beef?

You can absolutely substitute ground chicken or ground turkey for the ground beef in this recipe to reduce fat content. (Nutritional information below is shown for ground beef.)

Can I Freeze Taco Soup?

Yes! This recipe freezes very well! When you're ready to eat it, thaw in the refrigerator overnight and then reheat as normal.

close up of Taco Soup in 2 gray ceramic bowls topped with sour cream and green onion

Slow Cooker & Stovetop Directions

Make this recipe in the slow cooker by browning meat in a large skillet, drain, then return to the skillet. Add onion and garlic and cook for two minutes then add the mixture to a Crock-Pot with remaining ingredients and stir. Cook on low 6 hours or high 4 hours.
Make it on the stovetop by cooking meat, onion, and garlic over medium heat in a large pot. Add remaining ingredients and stir then cover and simmer 30 minutes before serving.

A close up of a bowl of Taco soup topped with cheese, sour cream and green onion

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Instant Pot Taco Soup Recipe

★★★★★ 5 from 3 reviews

Author: Melissa Riker
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Yield: 8 1x
Category: dinner
Method: stovetop
Cuisine: American

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Description

Instant Pot Taco Soup is a crowd-pleasing recipe that is very similar to chili, but with a taco twist! It’s packed with taco ingredients and full of flavor. This easy recipe is the ultimate comfort food and packed with protein thanks to the beans and meat.

Ingredients

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1 lb ground beef
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 tbsp minced garlic
150z can black beans
15oz can kidney beans
15oz can pinto beans
15oz can great northern beans
6oz can tomato paste
15 oz can corn (optional)
¾ cup water
1 packet taco seasoning
1 packet ranch dressing mix
tortilla chips, shredded cheese, sour cream, cilantro or any other desired toppings

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Instructions

Set Instant Pot to Sauté mode and brown the beef.
Turn off and drain the meat, then return to the Instant Pot and resume Sauté mode.
Add diced onion and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes.
Add all beans, tomato paste, corn, water, and seasoning and stir well.
Place lid on and lock valve into the Sealed position.
Set to Soup mode and set the timer to 20 minutes.
When cooking is finished do a Quick Release of the valve and serve immediately.

Notes

Make this in the slow cooker by browning meat in a large skillet, drain, then return to the skillet. Add onion and garlic and cook for two minutes then add the mixture to a Crock-Pot with remaining ingredients and stir. Cook on low 6 hours or high 4 hours.
Make it on the stovetop by cooking meat, onion, and garlic over medium heat in a large pot. Add remaining ingredients and stir then cover and simmer 30 minutes before serving.