Aunt Jeanne's Taco Soup

Try this easy recipe out sometime this winter! These ingredients are all easy to keep on hand (meat in the freezer), so you can whip it up at the last minute.

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 can stewed or diced tomatoes
• 1 can diced tomatoes with chilies (like Rotel)
• 1 envelope taco seasoning mix*
• 1 (16-oz) can tomato sauce**
• 1 can kidney or black beans
• 1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
• 1 (16-oz) can corn
• toppings of choice (shredded cheese, sour cream or plain yogurt, etc.)

*You can make your own taco seasoning fairly easily.
**can leave out if you don't have on hand

Brown meat and onion; drain. Add all ingredients and cook about 1 hour. 

~Makes about 10 servings (can halve it by using smaller can sizes and leaving out tomato sauce if you use a whole can of tomatoes)