Easy Crock Pot Taco Soup Recipe - These Old Cookbooks (2024)

January 21, 2018February 28, 2023

As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, we earn from qualifying purchases.

This delicious taco soup recipe is made in a crock pot, using common pantry staples and cooked with just a few steps. Here’s everything you need to know to make this tasty taco soup recipe!

This Easy Crock Pot Taco Soup using ground beef is sure to become a go-to meal the entire family will eat and you won’t mind them asking for it often because it’s simple to throw together.

Crock Pot Taco Soup with Ranch Dressing

This slow cooker taco soup a staple at Barbara’s house. Why? Because it’s delicious, and all three kids eat it every single time without complaining. And, the leftovers get even more delicious as they sit in the fridge.

Her mother-in-law loves this recipe. It has become a tradition that Barbara makes this Easy Slow Cooker Taco Soup when they celebrate her birthday every fall.

And, she almost feels guilty (ALMOST) because it is so easy. She just tosses together the ingredients…or similar ingredients, and it turns out every single time.

Crock Pot Ranch Taco Soup Ingredients

• Ground Beef
• Flour
• Canned Beans (black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, etc.)
• Canned Corn
• Ranch Seasoning Mix
• Taco Seasoning Mix
• Tomato Juice
• Salsa

The brilliant thing about easy taco soup with cans (canned ingredients) is that it is amazingly versatile. Swap in and out whatever you have in the cabinet to make it your own.

What can I add to taco soup?

Taco Soup Variations

• Rotel
• Hot salsa
• Stewed tomatoes
• Black olives
• Shredded chicken
• Ground turkey
• Pinto Beans or Black Beans
• Mango salsa
• Mexi-corn
• Black beans
• V8
• Bloody Mary Mix
• Velveeta
• Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup
• Crushed tomatoes
• Prepared Ranch dressing
• Spices such as paprika, ground cumin and chili powder
• Green chilies
• Chicken broth or beef broth

How do you thicken taco soup?

To easily thicken taco soup, brown the ground beef, and then add 1/4 cup of flour. Stir the flour and the ground beef until the flour coats the ground beef. During cooking, the flour will slowly thicken the soup.

What goes well with taco soup?

The options are endless when it comes to side dishes to pair with taco soup.

1. Start with a fun appetizer such as Hot Taco Dip, Black Bean Caviar or Crock Pot Queso.
2. Serve up taco soup with warm, bread such as Sweet Cornbread or Parmesan Zucchini Squares.
3. Soup and Salad are the perfect combination. A couple great options is Taco Pasta Salad or Dorito Taco Salad with Homemade Dressing.

Easy CrockPot Taco Soup Recipe

What are the two essential ingredients that you can’t leave out? A packet of taco seasoning and a packet of ranch seasoning. If your family likes a bit of spice, use a hot & spicy taco seasoning mix or a higher heat salsa.

What’s great about this recipe is that you can easily customize it to your – and your family’s – taste!

Want to know another time-saving short cut? Barbara browns her ground beef in the microwave in her Pampered Chefmicro-cooker.

She microwaves the frozen (YES, FROZEN) ground beef in two minute intervals, breaking it up between intervals until browned. In her microwave, it takes around 8 minutes. She also uses the Pampered Chef Mix N Chop. It’s perfect for breaking up ground beef during the cooking process!

If you have a multi-cooker, like this Cuisinart version from Amazonmulti-cooker, like this Cuisinart version from Amazon, you can brown your ground beef and cook your soup in the same appliance! We love this option because it means fewer dishes to clean!

How to Make Taco Soup in the Slow Cooker

Step By Step Instructions

1. In a large skillet, brown and drain the ground beef; add flour to ground beef and stir to coat.
2. Add ground beef and the rest of the ingredients to the crock pot.
3. Cook until heated through, approximately 6-8 hours on low. Season with salt and black pepper.
4. Serve the soup over crumbled tortilla chips and top with shredded cheese, cilantro and sour cream.

Full recipe and ingredient list for taco soup recipe in crock pot can be found at the bottom of this post.

Recipe FAQs

• This slow cooker taco soup is easily customized to your tastes.
  • Use whatever beans you like – pinto, black, kidney, etc.
  • For the salsa, you can use red, green, hot, mild, mango – you get the picture.
  • Try using chicken breasts or ground turkey instead of ground beef.
  • V8 can be swapped for tomato juice.
• We don’t typically drain the beans before adding to the soup, but if you prefer to do this, that is fine.
• If you want to make this easy taco soup and eat immediately, try it on the stove top. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Looking for more Taco Tuesday options? Try our Sheet Pan Fajitas, Enchilada Biscuit Bake, Crock Pot Enchiladas and Easy Taco Salad.

Mexican Taco Dishes

We love taco-inspired recipes! Check out some of our favorite taco-themed recipes below or in this Taco Tuesday recipe post.

Taco Chopped Salad

Easy Taco Salad

Cheesy Taco Dip

Linking up to Meal Plan Monday.