Taco Soup - 242 Calories per serving

Ok, so I'm a busy working girl with two small children and just don't have time to make dinner every night. I've done frozen meals for lunch before, but they're just so high in sodium, and let's face it, not really filling.  I like to make a hearty soup/stew on the weekend and then take it to work all week for lunch.  Our family favorite is a spin off the Weight Watchers recipe for taco soup.

Taco Soup

1 lb ground chicken (840)

6 diced tomatoes (132 calories)

1 C sliced green onions (32 calories)

1 onion (40 calories)

1 Ranch dressing/seasoning mix (80 calories)

1 taco seasoning mix - family size, reduced sodium (205 calories)

1 can black beans (315 calories)

1 can chili beans (440 calories)

1 can pinto beans (480 calories)

1 can kidney beans (480 calories)

1 can diced tomatoes with chilies (100 calories)

1 can fire-roasted, diced tomatoes (120 calories)

1 26 oz can hominy (360 calories)

In a large stock pot, cook ground chicken and onion. Add taco seasoning.

While chicken is cooking, rinse and drain all beans. (This helps reduce the sodium content of canned beans)

Add all other ingredients except tomatoes and green onions. When beans are soft, add tomatoes and green onions. Take off heat. Stir and serve.

Makes 15, 1 Cup servings

Note: This is a really chunky soup and this recipe makes a LOT. We store it chunky to save space, but like to add about 1/2 C of low sodium chicken stock to individual servings. It makes it more soupy and only adds about 12 calories. Sometimes we crush 1/2 oz of reduced fat tortilla chips on top for about 65 extra calories.

Hello,

Your recipe sounds delicious! I was wondering if you knew if and how long you can freeze the leftovers? I would love to try this but it's only my hubby and I and he will not even think about trying this. [Picky picky that man] Do you think the recipe would still work if maybe I halved it? Thanks for sharing your recipe?

Sure. It freezes well too. I usually put half in the freezer and half in the fridge. My kids are little and won't eat it, so it's just DH and me. I usually take it to work for lunch with me all week, and DH and I usually have it 1 or 2 nights for dinner.