Healthy Taco Soup

Healthy Taco Soup

Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons canola oil (or olive oil)
• 1 large onion (sliced or diced)
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (I prefer lean)
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 cups water
• 1 (35 g) envelope taco seasoning mix (regular or spicy, your call)
• 4 large carrots, peeled and sliced into coins
• 1 -2 cup frozen corn (more is better)
• 1 (19 ounce) can black beans (rinsed and drained) or 1 (19 ounce) can beans, of your choice (rinsed and drained)

Directions

• 1 Heat oil over medium heat in a large soup pot and saute onion a couple minutes.
• 2 Add beef and brown.
• 3 Drain fat off the onions and beef and return to the pot.
• 4 Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, seasoning and carrots. Simmer for at least 45 minutes, reducing heat to low.
• 5 Add corn and beans and simmer 15 minutes. Taste for salt and pepper.