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What actually is a “Crowd?”

First question: What is considered to be a “crowd” anyway? I’m not sure how to define this.

We currently have 16 people living at our house and we often have guests. So pretty much every meal at our house “feeds a crowd” I suppose. :)

For the purpose of this post, we’ll understand the word “crowd” to be: If you’re feeding a lot of people (any number will do) and want to make it easy, here’s what to make.

Sound like a plan?! :)

Taco Soup for a CrowdYum

This soup is very easy to put together and can be made with either cooked chicken or hamburger meat. When making this for a large crowd, I like to make one crock pot with chicken and one crock pot with hamburger. This helps stretch the meal plus gives everyone the option of choosing their favorite meat.

If you have hamburger meat and chicken cooked ahead of time, then truly all you have to do is put it into crock pots, then dump in a few ingredients and that’s it!

Taco Soup for a Crowd

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Author: Laura

Serves: 15 servings

Ingredients

2 pounds cooked ground beef or shredded chicken
32-ounces salsa (any variety)
3 cups frozen corn
2 15-ounce cans black beans
32-ounces (1 quart) chicken or beef broth
Shredded cheese, sour cream, and fritos for toppings

Instructions

Put all ingredients (except for toppings) into a crock pot.
If you're making this soup for more than 15 people, consider making two separate recipes in two different crock pots.
Cook on Low for 6-8 hours or on Hi for 4 hours.
Serve with cheese, sour cream, and Fritos

You will love how easy this Taco Soup is – and it is a crowd pleaser for sure!

Fun Side Dishes to Serve with Taco Soup

NOTE: This Taco Soup can be made in a large pot on the stove instead of in crock pots if you wish. Simply heat until bubbly and serve!

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I can’t get a good picture of this soup. This is so easy to make and it’s amazing to eat and the picture looks like eh, whatever. So just glance over the picture and know that you need to make this soup.

Here’s my happy little soup secret: This Taco Soup is made with none other than this Real Food “Velveeta” and Rotel Recipe. See, you make that recipe and you double or triple it because it just makes sense because it is so delicious. You eat it with chips, or you boil some pasta and make it into Spicy Mac and Cheese. Or if you’re feeling soupy, you stir in some chicken or beef broth and top it with crunched chips. It becomes Taco Soup and you love it so much you can’t even stand it. Or maybe it’s just me.

Simple Taco Soup

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Author: Laura

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

1 pound hamburger meat
2-4 Tablespoons butter
2 heaping Tablespoons corn starch
1 cup water
1 teaspoon chili powder
sea salt to taste
2 cups heavy cream
10-ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel)
1-2 cups shredded cheddar or colby jack cheese
2-3 cups chicken or beef broth

Instructions

Brown the hamburger meat in a large pot.
Add butter to the meat, melting it throughout the pot.
Sprinkle in corn starch, coating the meat.
Pour in water, chili powder, and salt.
Turn heat up and stir until the mixture thickens.
Add cream, continuing to stir as the mixture thickens. (This all happens quickly in my experience.)
Stir in Rotel and broth, heating for about 5 more minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add shredded cheese, stirring until the cheese has melted and the dip is smooth.
Serve with tortilla chips.

I know I’ve said it before, but I really, really love making triple batches of Real Food “Velveeta” and Rotel. It’s super easy and it is so versatile! Every few weeks I make it and store it in my fridge to pull out for easy meals. Now we use it to make soup too!

Here are some pictures of your options to entice you:

Real Food “Velveeta” and Rotel, served as a dip:

The very same dip, stirred into boiled pasta and served as Spicy Mac and Cheese:

Same dip again, with broth stirred in, served as Taco Soup:

Simple Taco Soup

Do you see why I make big batches of this??

If you’d like to take a look at my favorite way to make nourishing broth for soups like this, check out this post:

How I Make Veggie-Packed Chicken Broth and Beef Broth

Have you made the Real Food “Velveeta” and Rotel recipe? What’s your favorite way to eat it?