Taco Minestrone

Name: Taco Minestrone
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).
Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground beef; 2 cans (15 ounces each) Ranch Style beans (pinto beans in seasoned tomato sauce); 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed minestrone soup, undiluted; 2 cans (10 ounces each) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained

It's nice to have a winter pick-me-up like this soup to call on when I need a speedy and filling entree for supper. Almost as fast as I can open a few cans, I'm ladling out steaming bowlfuls.—Carole Holder, Norman, Oklahoma

Ingredients

1/2 pound ground beef
2 cans (15 ounces each) Ranch Style beans (pinto beans in seasoned tomato sauce)
2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed minestrone soup, undiluted
2 cans (10 ounces each) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained

Directions

In a large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the beans, soup and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes.