Quarantine Cooking, Taco Soup, by, Gina Meyers

I've been doing recipe testing at home & recipe rekindling lately, and while I'm enjoying reading over my late Grandma Rose's old hand-written recipes and looking through my Grandma Julie's cookbooks, (she marked her favorites and was quite proud that I was baking her biscotti last weekend. I'm really savoring this time at home during shelter in place. Though it isn't easy home schooling a teenage boy, we are managing to be each others' guinea pig in the kitchen for some of the recipe tasting. Enjoy this Meyers tried and true recipe, excerpt from my Dorm Room Essentials Cookbook, by, Gina Meyers. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dorm-room-essentials-cookbook-gina-meyers/1121896882

I've been doing recipe testing at home & recipe rekindling lately, and while I'm enjoying

Taco Soup

1 pound of hamburger or turkey meat

1 package of Taco Seasoning mix

1 medium sweet onion, purple preferred, chopped finely

1 15 ounce can of Kidney bens

1 15 ounce can of Garbanzo Beans

1 14 ounce can of Tomato Soup

1 15 ounce can of corn, drained

1 8 ounce can of tomato sauce

Directions: Brown hamburger in a medium sized skillet, add in onions and sauté. Set aside.
In a large pot, add all of the ingredients with juice, except for the corn.
May add a little water if needed, about ½ cup. Simmer and stir until completely warm.

Optional: May add tortilla chips, sour cream, black beans, salsa,
a packet of ranch dip (inside the soup), cilantro, cheddar cheese. These are all
toppers for the Taco Soup, but not necessary. Soup could also go into the crock pot.

NO TIME FOR A SUPERMARKET RUN

Substitutions

If you are out of….. 1 Tablespoon of baking powder 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch 1 cup of milk 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup sugar

Substitute 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar 2 Tablespoons of flour ½ cup evaporated milk mixed with ½ cup water 1 cup regular milk at room temperature plus 1 TBSP vinegar or lemon juice 1 cup of honey, then reduce other liquid ingredients  in recipe by ¼ cup