Friday, June 19, 2009

Taco Soup


One of our favorite go-to meals in the slow cooker is a vegan taco chili/ soup recipe that is super easy to make. We often make this when we have non-vegan friends over for dinner and it is always a success!

Taco Soup

Ingredients:

1/2 onion
1 package frozen morning star frozen "hamburger" crumbles
3 fresh bell peppers in a variety of colors
1 can kidney beans
1 can garbanzo beans
1 can black beans
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 small can tomato sauce
1/2 cup frozen or canned corn
1 can black olives
1 package taco spice
cumin to taste (optional- it gives the soup a smokey flavor)


*** Note: If you prefer to soak and cook your own beans, you can add 1-2 cups of each type of cooked bean instead of the canned beans. ***

Directions:

1. Saute the onion in cooking spray or a little bit of water for about 5 minutes
2. Add the morning star crumbles and continue to saute for another 5 minutes
3. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker except the olives and mix well
4. Cook on low for 6 hours or cook on high for 3 hours
5. Slice and add the olives
6. Enjoy with baked chips (optional)

We love using the chips to scoop up bites of chili but it is just as good when the chips run out! I meant to get a picture of this in a dish with chips, but we were so excited to eat this that there was no time for final pictures! This dish is also really good the next day, so it is great for leftovers.

5 comments:

Marni said...

This sounds really tasty and easy to make. And healthy! I'm printing it out so I can give it a go. Thanx! :)

Greensky said...

REALLY GOOD. I love this one!

Jeni Treehugger said...

WOAH! That looks really really good.

AJS said...

Yaaayyyyy, another new post!!! And it doesn't make me want to cry with boredom at all. In fact, it looks might tasty. I think I might need to learn how to make it when I'm there. Taco Soup and Diet Coke (and hopefully a new baby) sounds like a delightful combination :-)

HayMarket8 said...

Taco soup look great. I make chili often and it looks to be similar. Yum!