I am a widowed lady and I found your KZfaq videos I have never made taco soup and I thought it would be too much for one person, but I decided to make it anyway. It was so delicious that I ate it for 4 days and I passed it out to my neighbors who loved it also. I ended up making another batch a few days later! Thank you

When my wife were first married ( 45 yrs ago ), we lived next door to a lady who had Down Syndrome. She was a sweet and kind person. My wife had very little culinary experience and felt badly about not really knowing much about cooking. One day she mentioned this problem and the lady showed her how to make this dish. Since we were living in San Antonio, Texas, she called this , Mexican Stew. We loved it and have been enjoying ever since. Thank you for sharing this recipe. It is a great way to feed a lot of people fast. No more than 15 minutes from start to finish. Enjoy!

I made this today, but used chicken and chicken broth instead. It was fantastic! It was the easiest taco soup I’ve ever made! Thank you for sharing!

I love taco soup! This recipe looks so easy and so good. In addition to the sour cream, and shredded cheese I like to slice up a quarter of an avocado and put that on top. Yum!

I definitely would add onion while browning the meat and some peppers (jalapeños if you are so inclined). This looks good. 😊❤

Tip.....chopped onions and green peppers and some garlic in pan before you brown the meat and...never put the freezer bags in the frig in the racks...it will form frozen around the rungs and you wont get it out. I did this once so I know. Corn bread also is a nice addition. Great meal in the winter time.

O.m.g.!!! I made it tonight. It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!! On the table in under 40 minutes! I omitted the ranch seasoning. Had only Pinto, Kidney beans, & rotel lime cilantro diced tomatoes + the tom sauce + reg diced tom + 1 cup frozen white sweet corn on hand. I really loved it because no added salt necessary! Tysm for sharing this awesome soup!

I got married right out of Highschool not even knowing how to cook chicken! This KZfaq channel has helped me so much and not only that but every-time I cook something it is SO GOOD! Thank you so much. ♥️

I love soup recipes. Once I have made a batch, I freeze the soup in large muffin tins. When the soup is frozen I pop them out and store them in freezer bags. I often take my lunch to work. . . so I put one frozen soup portion in a soup mug with a microwaveable lid. By lunchtime the soup is thawed a bit and can be easily heated up for a hot lunch.

I love a good Taco soup. I will have to try this with beef only. I usually make it with 1 lb ground beef and 1 lb ground turkey. Mine does not call for tomato sauce but that looks yummy. For all of those writing comments, please press the “like” button even if you aren’t subscribed. This helps the channel. With the KZfaq algorithm it will help to increase the number of people who can view Tom & Melissa. I came upon this channel accidentally and enjoy the recipes.

I've made this twice since finding your site 3 weeks ago. It is just two of us so I froze half of it the first time. Yesterday we had a soup and chili luncheon at church, so I made a double batch, I kept 1/3 of it at home to freeze, and took the rest to church. I only got home with about 12 ounces of it left. Thank you for a great recipe and I see others here that I will be trying.

I make a version of Taco soup too! My family loves it!! I like to catch ground round on sale, buy close to 10 pounds, bring it home and cook it that day! I freeze the bags like you said, Tom...flat, then store them like books on library shelves! I'm so happy I found your KZfaq page! I'm now a loyal watcher!!

We love Taco Soup and we put a lot more beans in than you do, a few different things, and not a few things you do, however, i was just so curious I have to make this the way you did. I love watching you cook because you do not waste anything. You scrape a bowl it gets it all. These others channels act like there is a race to add things and leave so much left in a bowl or can. That drives me nuts. Such a waste. Your stuff is lined up, basically cleaning as you go and I so appreciate seeing that. I like how you present your dish and I too love to hear the stories behind the recipe or if its a family recipe your showing us. Thank You and Melissa for the way the Channel is presented to us and I do really love the recipes. I share them often and add you to my Pinterest which I hope is okay. Love making cornbread if I'm not using chips. He loves to use Frito Lays and that is good too. 🥣❤

Don’t worry about saying the recipes are your favorites bc thats what we want……your favorites! I wouldn’t be coming back for your recipes if I didnt trust your taste buds! I could “Come Sit at Your Table” for EVERY meal!

Wow, made a triple batch and served to a crowd last night at a local ministry I serve at. They went wild over this soup! I got a standing ovation and many, many thanks. So now I want to thank you both for the recipes you share with us. Love your channel! ❤

My wife and I were planning on having a rotisserie chicken for dinner I had purchased earlier. While watching KZfaq on TV we came across your recipe for this Taco soup. We liked the look so much that we changed our dinner plans. I actually went back to the store and bought all the ingredients needed to make this soup. We loved it. The only thing we did differently was we added some cilantro to it, and topped the soup off with some chopped scallions over the sour cream. Thanks for posting this recipe. It was very good!😊

Oh my goodness, I made your taco soup today. A cool morning, and soup sounded good. I made a bit of a change ..... I had a green pepper in the fridge that needed to be used, and added small onion (chopped). How fast to put together and a big hit with my husband! I fixed 5 cheese bread to go with it! Yummy meal!! A definite keeper to make again! Thank you!

I make Taco Soup all the time in my crock pot. It's amazing cooked on low all day, and as with all soups & casseroles, it is always better the next day.

I add chopped onion in mine. This soup doesn’t last two days. We love this !!!

I just watched your Taco Soup video yesterday. I immediately made my list of ingredients. Bought all of the ingredients this morning right down to the chips. This AMAZING soup is now on the stove and awaiting to be served for dinner. How do I know it’s amazing? I may have already stolen a bite or two 😊. Oh, and also the ease of preparation. Total win-win!!!!!!

My husband and I are retired teachers in California. We love to cook once and eat from the meal one or two or three times. I like how your recipes are mostly simple and most ingredients are from the pantry, freezer and for us from our canning pantry. You are both a great team. Melissa is great with the camera and I like the way you have all the ingredients out and ready to go so that you can explain while you are making the recipe. I enjoy your videos. You can come cook in my kitchen in California!!! We will even let you come sit at our table.

I just saw your taco soup a few days ago. I made a special grocery trip to get the ingredients and made the recipe. We loved it!! Thank you for sharing.

Hi fellow Kentuckians--love your videos. This recipe was mentioned in Comment sections of several of your other recipes, so I thought I would try it and--the whole family loved it! Your cornbread dressing is the absolute bomb. Keep up the good work.

A friend of mine told me about your channel and I've been thoroughly enjoying watching your videos. I do a very similar taco soup recipe, and taco soup is one of my favorites. I do need to try it though with the multiple types of beans. I love that you are not afraid to share that you are people of faith! Keep it up!

I make this soup but have never divided. The three cans of beans I use are Black, Kidney beans and Ranch Style Pinto Beans, but I don't drain or rinse. Also, instead of the tomato sauce and beef broth I put in a jar of salsa. My favorite soup, so good. I so enjoy your recipes.

Taco Soup is one of my favorite soups, and I love the thin and crispy Cantina chips. I think I hear a bowl of soup calling my name! lol. And this would be great for game time this weekend.

I just want to say thank you for this delicious recipe. I was at a quandary of what to cook for dinner and I saw this. I'm grateful! 🎉

Love taco soup! I was introduced to it at the airport restaurant in Punta Gorda, FL. Used to go there with friends for lunch. Then they lost their cook! The next guy didn’t make it so I decided to make it myself. My recipe is just like yours except I make BIG batches so I can freeze portions. Good video. Thanks!

I love this recipe. It is one of my favorites. The only thing I do is cook mine in a slow cooker and serve it on Halloween night to my family. Also, I top mine with Fritos and shredded cheese. By, the way I have fixed a lot of your recipes and my tribe has loved everyone of them. Thank you for sharing.Toni.

Love watching you cook. Also the stories on where recipes came from and how you made them your own. Just simple, delicious down home cooking! Love it! Don’t ever change your format.🥰

Mmmm! Thats pretty Close to my 1st Taco Soup Recipe! My new friends just love it Sooo, Tasty ! Thanks❤🕊️

Thanks for this easy to make taco soup. I LOVE meals when I can grab a bunch of cans and dump them together. Like chili. Now I’ll have another one to use.

Just a tip I use to freeze things in freezer bags...... I lay my bags of food on a small broiler tray (without the rack) in the freezer, so they stay flat. Then when frozen they stack better and don't have any bumps or curves! Just a thing I do. I have an old bottom pan I use from a discarded broiler pan, fits perfectly in my freezer. I use it to freeze berries or grapes or cut fruits first, then I put in bags after frozen! I freeze my chopped meat flat in bags and score it like a candy bar and then crack off a hamburger when I want one and not have to defrost the whole package of meat for 1 or 2 burgers! God Bless! ( soup looks delicious!)

I make this but I use kidney beans, chili beans and of course the black beans. It's so good!

Oh, I'm glad I found you two! I love Taco anything. I have made Taco Soup and Taco Casseroles a few times. I don't use recipes much but this one I will capture. I think that I have almost everthing. 💝

Love Taco Soup and have several recipes but yours certainly is the easiest. Also, the freezing of cooked beef in one pound packages makes perfect sense. Thanks again.

Love your videos. Such a clean kitchen. Excellent camera work. Love it when you scrape the mixing bowls or cans clean. I add cumin to this recipe and think it tastes and smells great in this soup. Hope you enjoy making these videos cuz i enjoy watching. Please keep up the good work.

A Tex-Mex favorite! I’d fry some onions and garlic in the meat as well, for additional seasoning. God bless you for sharing these amazing recipes.

We also love our taco soup! Our original recipe is a little different though…we use 3 cans of pintos, 2 cans of diced tomatoes, 1 can of corn and 1 can of hominy. Also all of those cans are added to 2 lbs of browned ground beef and an onion diced and sautéed, with one packet of taco seasoning. Topped with Fritos, grated cheddar, sour cream and hot sauce. Yummy! I love y’all’s use of the rotel so next time I make it I’ll switch out a can of the diced for the rotel, or just add it additionally 😊and also the hidden valley ranch dressing mix sounds like a great addition. Now I can’t wait to make a batch! 😋

This recipe was passed around my office back in the eighties and has been THE go-to staple for get togethers. Being Texans we of course add onions and a small can of green chilies. The possibilities are endless.

9:35 the taco soup looks absolutely delicious! I like those dump recipes, so quick and easy to make.

This Taco Soup recipe looks so delicious 😋 Mr. Tom.

I really like how you both explain it very well on everything you cook. I used to cook in our family of eight to just me and I always cook the same amount but I give my food away to Neighbors. I do a lot of smoke meats as well and get lots of request. I enjoy watching your videos

Thanks for sharing this easy recipe step by step. With the exception of the great northern beans and sour cream, I got all of the canned goods and broth and cheese at a food pantry 🙏🏾. I love the vocal support of your wife. You two are clearly an amazing team.

Hello Tom and Melissa hope yall have a great week coming up. Can't wait to try this delicious looking taco soup how great this will taste on a cold night to warm you up. Thanks for all the other great recipes as well. Take care and God Bless.

That taco soup looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. 😋

I made the soup for my deer hunters today. The weather is just right and I’m sure they’re gonna love it. It smells delicious. Can’t wait to serve it to them.❤

I made taco soup last night as I do every couple of months. I get 8 dinners for 2 out of every batch. It freezes so well and is an easy meal on days when time and energy are in short supply.

I'm having Taco soup for dinner tomorrow Thanks for the info. I made a double batch today 9/29/2023 and shared some with my neighbor it was awesome it will be my new go-to soup for family and friends.

Yummy 😋 🍲 soup, thanks for good video 🌸🌼

I'm really looking forward to making this soup. I live by myself here in Mississippi, and I can freeze the rest for later on. Thanks for sitting at your table! Have a nice day!!!

My husband made this soup yesterday. DELICIOUS!!! Thanks for the recipe. ❤

I will be making this soup soon. I have to watch my sodium, so I use no salt added to the beans, beef broth corn, and unsalted chips. I can't wait to make it. Thank you😊

Tried your Taco Soup recipe, and good grief, was it ever delicious! I’m not normally a “bean” kind of person, but this soup was great! Thank you for sharing your recipe! Now wanting to try your Taco Salad recipe!

Taco soup is one of my favorite soups for fall! Yum!

I just had open heart surgery and I am stuck at home watching for some heart healthy recipes just I so enjoy all your videos

I've been making this exact soup for years & I always make at least a 6 quart dutch oven full & freeze it. It's my absolute favorite!! But my favorite way to eat mine is with Fritos Scoops. Although I do like it with the Cantina style chips, too. Tfs!! God Bless you both!!🙇‍♀️✝️💜

We love taco soup with hominy instead of corn sometimes. My recipe is not a dump soup but this sounds so good! Going to make soon!

Great easy recipe...Id probably simmer it for 30+mins to let the flavor bloom together. I will try this the next rainy day we have or on Taco soup Tuesday. Would even be great with a few easy tacos 🌮 👏

I want to thank you for this recipe. My family and I love it and I make it often. We prefer it without sour cream and chips but lots of cheddar cheese on top. Wilmington NC

This sounds delicious, plus quick & easy for a week-night dinner. I've got my grocery list ready to pick up ingredients... Thank you!

My Taco Soup recipe is similar to yours. I call it my "A Can of This and A Can of That Soup." We eat this in the wintertime. I spray tortillas with PAM and put in a flat pan in the oven. My family loves to break them up and eat with this soup. Also, this makes a great thing to make if you are the hostess for your Bunco group. I have done this several times with a Mexican theme menu. Thanks for your videos.

First time watcher. Can’t wait to try it this next week. First grandson being born Saturday if not before and this would be a great meal to make for the family that they could eat whenever. Thanks, Old Chief, Texas

I don’t know how this channel got in my feed, but I am so glad it did. I made this recipe this afternoon after going to the grocery store with the list of ingredients needed. The only thing I changed was I used Ground Turkey instead of ground beef. Oh my, oh my, so easy and sooo good. Oh, I also used the mild RoTel, and it was spicy enough for me. Thank you for posting this recipe.

This looks so delicious! I’m going to try it when we Texans get some cooler weather. Right now, it’s just unbearably hot here in College Station. I like the idea of browning the meat and freezing it. I really enjoy your videos. God bless y’all!

Now that Fall has officially arrived, it is time for soup and stews, and this great recipe is starting me off! Thanks, you two for all the great cooking videos you share ❤

I made it today for lunch... Super easy and delicious...I used Doritos instead of tortilla chips and Mexican cheese blend instead of cheddar...Otherwise, it was just like your video... Some diced onion with sour cream and cheese is another great topping...Thanks for this one, it's a keeper!

Loved the soup recipe and your clear presentation. Your comment at the end, “you are always welcome to come sit at my table.” Is so sweet and felt like dessert!

Quick and easy meal! I love freezing my leftovers like that as well.

YUM! I’ve made something very similar to this. I’ll have to find that corn. As for toppings/ sides: corn bread or corn tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, and homemade jalapeños (easy to make… hint hint future video)

Been making this for yrs. It is a family favorite, we love it. Instead of Tostitos, add Frito’s, or our favorite-Cornbread!!! It’s so good. I really enjoy your videos

I love taco soup. I like putting my chips on top so it doesn't get soggy. I also use the tri blend beans that kroger sells...great video

Yum! I think it would go well with cornbread, too! I make a special cornbread with mild green chilis, cheddar cheese and a small can of drained corn.

I love this soup we make it alot its delicious thank you so much

My husband and I love easy taco soup recipe. I make a double recipe so I can freeze dinner sized portions in quart ziplock bags to take on our RV camping trips or just to have when we don't feel like cooking. It is delicious. Thank you for all of the great recipes. I truly enjoy watching your channel and discovering new recipes.

I love this recipe. I make it all the time. Never tried great northern beans though. Love this. I have several servings in my freezer in freezer bags. Yum!!

Talk about an easy & fast meal. That's incredible & very delicious looking. Thank you.

Newbie here! Came across your chocolate cake recipe and then couldn’t stop binge watching the rest of your videos! I’m definitely going to try this taco soup recipe. Love how quick and easy it is. And, who doesn’t love anything taco?!?! I really enjoy how down-to-earth you guys are and how welcoming you seem. Keep the recipes coming and God bless! ❤️ Love from Olympia, Washington.

Looks great, I’m going to try it. Enjoyed y’all’s show.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful quick recipe. I can't wait to try it! God Bless you both & your family.

This is on the menu for our supper on Tuesday night. Can’t wait. Thank you. 🤗

Love this soup! Love your videos! And I would love to sit at your table , your food always looks so inviting!

So good -------- your just getting better showing fantastic recipes each day !!!! I look forward to what's next !!!! THANKS

Great looking soup by the way, I also agree with you about the addition of great northern beans. Which dresses up this presentation very nicely. I laughed when you said to your wife, well it looks like the soup is ready, if you want to try a bite? She replied, well... I'm going to have more than a bite, I'm going to have lunch! Too funny...

I also add chopped onion and chopped garlic. I use freezer corn instead of canned corn. Tom and Melissa, this is a fantastic recipe to share!!!

Wow wow wow What a great idea. The whole clan will love this when we get together. Nothing fancy, just satisfying & different. Thank you for sharing

Fixed this Taco soup today and it was delicious. Froze about 2/3 thirds and can't wait till next week. We've tried about a dozen of your meals and your batting 100. keep up the good work. From 2 retired Texans.

Looks great. I love the way nothing is left behind in the cans. What a easy clean up.

🎉Easy and great recipe, I made today for the fam, it was a perfect meal for a rainy day!❤️Thank you, can’t wait to try more recipes!🎉

That soup looks delicious. It's getting cold here in Virginia and a bowl of that would be welcome. Thank you for posting this yummy recipe.

I made your Dump Taco soup last week, and loved it. I gave some to two friends and they both loved it, and took the recipe. I'll be making this one again and again. I can't wait to try the potato soup.

This is amazing. I didn’t know what to cook with the cost of food. But all I had to purchase was the turkey meat. Praise God! And it’s delicious and filling, my husband complimented me on the flavor of the soup. YOU ARE AMAZING. I AM IN TEXAS ❤

This recipe looks great and I'll have to try it. For those on a cheaper budget... 1 lbs cheap ground beef. 1 half cup of dried beans, any kind you like. 1can rotel 1 can corn 1 pkg taco seasoning 1 large can of tomato sauce 1 large can of tomato paste The day before start your beans soaking. If you have a lot of gas from beans drain them repeatedly through out your day. Just be sure to soak them for around well I'm not sure but i do it for 24 hours. If you want to add something healthy get a small pkg of frozen chopped spinach. Defrost it in the fridge when you start soaking your beans. By the way it is ok to use only one type of bean and it can be whatever type you like. Ok your beans have doubled in size. So cook your meat. A few differences... add 2 cups water and mash the meat up. If you want extra seasoning or don't like the smell of meat cooking add some garlic and/or onion powder, some pepper and i like dried basil. If you have really stinky meat... i add diced Jalapeno and Jalapeno juice, not much, and it really cuts that smell. Boil the beef and water for about 20 minutes. Now you can drain your corn or not but add your beans and corn to the beef and turn it down to about medium or a little lower. This would be a good time to add spinach or collard greens. Just make sure it is chopped fine. Let it cook for maybe 10 minutes. Lower the temp again to simmer. You need a large bowl. Something that can take heat. Put half your tomato paste in the bowl. Add your taco seasoning. Now using a small pot or laddle or i use a 2 cup measuring cup scoop out some of your hot liquid CAREFULLY from your meat mixture and slowly pour it in your bowl of tomato paste a little at a time. When you have a little water in the bowl stir the paste and seasoning. You are just trying to make sure your seasoning doesn't clump and to thin down your paste. Add more hot water to the paste and stir. Now slowly add your paste to your meat mix and stir. When your bowl is empty add the rest of your paste and thin it down with hot water from the pot and stirring then add it to the pot. Turn your pot off now. Adding the tomato products at the end to a simmering pot helps to keep it from sticking. Now add your tomatoe sauce. Cover the pot. And remember it should already be turned off. Let it rest about 10 minutes. Then enjoy. I put this on here for people with IBS, the beans are a problem. For people with Diabetes, all the beans and chips are carb heavy. For people with a tight budget, this version is cheaper. Even with today's food prices. You may have noticed that I didn't say drain the meat. The fat adds some flavor and we aren't adding sour cream or cheese which adds fat and flavor to the video version. I hope this helps some people and that no one thinks I'm being disrespectful to the video creators. No disrespect meant. Bless you all.

I am glad I found your channel. I love soup so much and I am watching it in Taco Tuesday. I will be heading to the store to make this today. Thank you both.

I have put frozen hamburger meat in the crockpot with the rest and done it on low for 8-10 hours and come home and chopped up the meat and dinner ready. Single mom 2 giant boys. Working as a nurse I cut corners. They loved it.

I'm so thankful that my husband found your channel. He made the Taco soup and we absolutely loved it. He's making it again tonight and I am so looking forward to it. It's definitely comfort food on a cold winter night. Looking forward to trying a lot of your other recipes. Thanks, Melissa, for including the recipe.

Definitely will be trying this one very soon! Thank you so much!❤

Man Melissa & Tom!!! I made your Toco Soup tonight and it's delicious like you said!! We Loved it Thank You So Much ❤️😚🤗

I really enjoy watching y’all’s videos!!! Melissa, Tom seems like such a sweet Man he makes me think of a Uncle that I had when I was growing up he has passed on now!! Keep up the great videos!!!

This was your first recipe that I made, followed it to the letter. I was craving Mexican food but didn't want to pay restaurant prices.... This was absolutely perfect, so I made your chicken and dressing casserole next. Thank you for sharing these easy recipes!