Hello, happy Taco Tuesday! Today is a bit different with this whole "Stay Home" order, but we love a challenge and today is no different. It's gloomy and chilly today, so I was feeling like some soup! Ashley is usually the soup maven, but we are doing our best to maintain social distance (as tough as that's been). So today I'm giving a shout out to my sister over at BridgeringTheGap.com for reminding me it was Taco Tuesday + providing me with this recipe and helping me be less wasteful (and find some substitutions)!
Though I didn't have the called for diced stewed tomatoes, I did have some over ripe tomatoes about to start melting in my fridge... tomatoes, CHECK! I was lucky enough to lay my hands on a pound of hamburger last week I had put in my freezer for a "rainy day". Well, today isn't raining (yet) but it's definitely a warm meal kind of day... hamburger, CHECK! Ashley + I were raised in small towns, so we are used to having at least one can of our essentials (or for me with a lot of pantry space, three cans), so black beans + corn, CHECK! Now, the original recipe calls for a can of black-eyed peas, which I didn't have but wasn't too worried about it, but it also calls for a can of chili, but I'm just not a fan... tastes too much like ketchup to me, so my sister said to use my favorite seasoning... Ashley + I have our go-to seasoning (McCormick's Slow-Cooker Fiesta Chicken Seasoning) and have probably run out once since discovering it, + vowed that would never happen again, so Fiesta Chicken Seasoning, CHECK!
This recipe can be served with chips... I had a bag, but they were stale. I revived them by popping them in the oven on a baking sheet for a few minutes at 500ºF. No waste here! I was also lucky enough to have an avocado left, along with shredded cheese + sour cream, so the garnish was an extra treat!
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This soup is great right out of the pot, but just gets better as the flavors meld (as with most soups), so don't hesitate to make this in a crock-pot and simmer all day long, and don't be afraid of leftovers!
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