High Protein and Fiber– Hearty Taco Soup with Turkey

Soup? I know it is not fall quite yet, but this is one of my go- to meals. With temperatures started to cool down this is a great healthy meal option. Not to mention this recipe could feed a crowd and everyone would have a happy tummy. This Hearty Taco Soup with Turkey is packed with protein and fiber helping you feel fuller quicker and longer. This recipe comes together really quick. Whenever I through this one together in my slow cooker in the morning, I never regret it in the evening when my family is ready for some dinner. This was one of the first meals I would cook when my husband and I were newly weds (4 and a half years now) and it is still one of my husbands favorites and he requests it quite often. You can’t go wrong with this Hearty Taco Soup with Turkey.

I like to brown 4 pack of ground turkey that I get from Costco. in my slow cooker the day I purchase it. (I will post on that later.. it has been a time saver for me) Then after its all browned I divide them up in different portions that I will need for future meals then pop it in the freezer. I used one of those portions for this meal. There are also a lot of canned foods in this meal. If you are against canned foods then please don’t hesitate to use replacements.

High Protein and Fiber– Hearty Taco Soup

Serves about 8-10 (too many servings?? half it) — this makes great leftovers or lunch the next day!

Ingredients

1.25 lbs ground turkey (mine was already browned)
3 cans of kidney beans (15oz each) (I like to use both dark and light), drained and rinsed
2 cans of corn (14.5oz each– or 2 cups of frozen corn) partially drained
2 cans of petite diced tomatoes (14.5oz each) (i used petite diced tomatoes with sweet onion– made it yummy!)
1/2 cup diced onion (I skipped this because onion was with my tomatoes)
1 can tomato paste 6oz
1 packet of taco seasoning

toppings- shredded cheese, low fat sour cream, Fritos

Directions

Brown or thaw browned turkey and place in slow cooker
place all other ingredients in slow cooker and mix together.
cook on low for 6-8 hours or high 3-5 hours (every slow cooker is different, just keep an eye out- there was a time I cooked this on low for almost 12 hours because I worked late and it was just fine, still yummy)
Top with desired toppings