Amy's Mexican Chili Crockpot Soup

Name: Amy's Mexican Chili Crockpot Soup
Cook time: P5H
Total time: P5H
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ground beef, extra lean; onions; celery; garlic; taco seasoning mix; beef stock; corn; chickpeas (garbanzo beans); kidney beans, canned; mushrooms; tomatoes; cheddar cheese; avocados; tortilla chips

Submitted by KayKay

A tex-mex style beefy chili chock-full of beef, beans and mushrooms.

YIELD

12 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

5 hrs

READY

5 hrs

Ingredients

POUNDS GROUND BEEF, EXTRA LEAN

CUPS ONIONS
diced (1 large onion, can use white, red or a combination)

CUP CELERY
diced

CLOVES GARLIC
minced

CUP TACO SEASONING MIX
very low salt vesrion, or 1 package of regular taco seasoning, best to make your own *

CUPS BEEF STOCK
may need more)

CUP CORN

OUNCES CHICKPEAS (GARBANZO BEANS)
garbanzos, canned, drained and rinsed or any of your favorite beans

OUNCES KIDNEY BEANS, CANNED
rinsed, or any of your favorite beans

10 ½

OUNCES MUSHROOMS
slice, with juice

OUNCES TOMATOES
crushed, stewed or diced

X CHEDDAR CHEESE
grated, optional as garnish *

X AVOCADOS
diced, optional as garnish *

X TORTILLA CHIPS
roughly broken, optional, as garnish *

Directions

Brown the ground beef over medium-high heat in a non-stick skillet. Drain off any excess fat, I use extra-lean ground beef.

Add the onion, celery and garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes.

Add the beef broth and taco seasoning (I use home made to keep the salt down) and simmer for 15 minutes to infuse the flavors into the ground beef.

Add the beef mixture, beans, tomatoes and corn (all ingredients other than the garnishes) to your slow cooker and mix gently. Add more beef stock as needed or if desired.

Add the remaining ingredients to your slow cooker.

Cook on LOW setting for 5 to 6 hours.

Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.

Top with grated cheese, diced avocado and broken-up, tortilla chips.