By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 12, 2026
Serves 8
424 cal · 375 min
Slow Cooker Taco Soup
Recipe GLPR763c4aedf4a4f4
A hearty, flavorful slow cooker soup loaded with seasoned ground beef, kidney beans, and savory broth. Perfect for feeding a crowd with minimal effort—just brown the meat, combine everything in the slow cooker, and let it simmer for six hours. Customizable with your favorite toppings like cheese, sour cream, cilantro, or crispy tortilla strips.
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Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
16 oz beef broth
3 cans kidney beans with liquid (15.5 oz each)
2 packages taco seasoning mix (1.25 oz each)
Directions
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it into small pieces as it browns, until no pink remains and the beef is fully cooked through (about 5-7 minutes). Drain off any excess fat using a colander or by tilting the pan carefully.
Transfer the browned beef to your slow cooker. Add the beef broth, all three cans of kidney beans with their liquid, and both packages of taco seasoning mix.
Stir all ingredients together until the seasoning is evenly distributed and everything is well combined.
Cover the slow cooker and set it to low heat. Cook for 6 hours, stirring occasionally if possible to maintain even flavoring.
Ladle the soup into bowls and serve hot. Offer toppings such as shredded cheese, diced onion, fresh cilantro, lime wedges, crushed tortilla chips, or jalapeño slices on the side for guests to customize their bowls.
Comments
This soup is a genuine weeknight win for Charlotte families. Ground beef, beef broth, kidney beans, and taco seasoning are all stocked at every major chain—Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Publix, Walmart, ALDI, Kroger—so there's no special trip. The stated 375 minutes is honest: that's six-plus hours on low heat, which suits a slow cooker perfectly and lets you ignore it all day. Cost per serving runs under two dollars when you use store-brand ingredients and canned beans. The one caveat is that 375 minutes is a commitment; this is not a same-day recipe if you're thinking dinner at six and eating at seven. It reheats beautifully and freezes well, making it ideal for batch cooking on a Sunday. If your family likes Tex-Mex flavors and you have a few hours to let the slow cooker work, this delivers fill-you-up comfort at a price that makes sense.
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