Here’s a recipe that a woman passed out at my Weight Watchers meeting last Saturday. It’s delicious and oh so healthy. Everyone in your family should enjoy this taco soup though it’s so thick I’d call it a taco stew.
The recipe claims it has 3 points per cup. However, I’ve seen the same exact recipe on the Weight Watcher boards at 4 points per serving.
After remaking this recipe and plugging it into the Weight Watchers Point Calculator, it’s definitely 4 points per cup even if I add extra veggies, like green beans.
Taco Soup
(1 cup = 4 points)
Brown 1 lb. very lean chopped meat (I used ground venison) with one larged diced onion in a large stew pot.
Add:
- 16 oz canned tomato sauce
- 16 oz canned kidney beans (rinsed)
- 16 oz canned pinto beans (rinsed)
- 16 oz garbanzo beans (rinsed)
- 16 oz canned yellow corn (undrained)
- 16 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 1 3 oz. can of diced green chilies
- one packet of dry ranch dressing
- 1 packet of taco seasoning mix
- 1 1/2 cup water
Heat to boiling. Immediately lower heat to simmer for 30 minutes. Garnish with cilantro. Enjoy.
I also tried this with a scoop of pineapple and mango salsa in the middle. The cold but spicy salsa with the hot soup was an interesting contrast.
This makes a large quantity and freezes well, too.
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This is not the Weight Watcher’s Taco Soup recipe that I received at my meeting. I was looking on-line to see if I could find it. I am thinking that the recipe I got was only 2 points for a cup serving. I know that the ingredients here are not the same as the one that I had. I’ll probably keep looking. Thanks
Might this be it?
Taco Soup – Weight Watchers Meeting
1 cup = 1 point
1 pound browned & drained ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
3 – 16 oz cans pinto beans (one may be spicy beans)
1 – 16 oz can corn
1 – 16 oz can diced tomato (with chilis if desired)
1 – 15 oz can tomato sauce
4 to 5 cups water
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 package dry ranch dressing mix
1 package equal
Mix and cook 15 minutes (or more)