Crockpot Taco Soup

Submitted by Erin  ~  The Sisters Cafe

½ to 1 lb ground beef

Taco seasoning packet (the equivalent of 1/4 cup seasoning)

½ to 1 cup chopped onions

garlic (either a clove or a sprinkle of garlic powder)

crushed red pepper

salt and pepper  

1 can Kidney Beans (well drained) or any kind of beans

1 can Black or Pinto beans (well drained) or any kind of beans

1 can Corn (may be frozen or canned)

1 can Green Beans (may be frozen or canned)

1 can Stewed tomatoes (cut up to bite sized pieces)

Brown ground beef and onions. Drain off fat. Stir in Taco Seasoning packet. Add garlic and a sprinkling of crushed red pepper. Put in a crock pot with some salt and pepper. Add the contents of the five cans to the crockpot.  Add enough water so that the water level reaches the bottom of the mountain of ingredients. (Maybe a cup or so, I can’t really remember. And it’s not an exact science. You want it to be thicker than how you will want it when you serve it. The ingredients should not even be close to being covered in water.)  Add beef bouillon (1 tsp for ever cup of water added).  Leave in the crock pot all day.