Slow Cooker Taco Soup is a fiesta of flavours in every bowl. This slow-cooked Taco Soup recipe is creamy, hearty, and flavourful. It combines the bold flavours of traditional tacos in a comforting soup. Garnished with cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips, it’s a satisfying meal for any season.
This recipe was originally published on May 6, 2021. It was updated in August 2025 with new information and updated ingredients.
What do you do with leftover taco meat? Our kids love tacos, so we always make a large batch, but sometimes we’ll have more leftover meat than we can use in a couple of days. We freeze small portions of taco meat for the kids to reheat for lunch. Other times, we try to use the leftovers in a new way. That is why we love this recipe so much. Taco Soup uses that leftover taco meat, so it doesn’t go to waste.
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Why is this recipe different than Tortilla Soup?
The difference between this soup from a traditional Tortilla Soup is not only the meat, but also because this recipe does not use limes or cilantro. It also uses 18% cream as well as cream cheese to make this a creamy soup.
We have made Tortilla Soup in the past, and love it. It is usually made with shredded chicken; this recipe uses seasoned ground beef leftover from taco night. If you just want to make the soup, you can use ground beef and taco seasoning to cook just the amount needed for the soup.
Ingredients For Taco Soup
To make this recipe, the following ingredients are needed:
- Leftover taco meat.
- Beef broth.
- Diced canned tomatoes.
- Black beans.
- Frozen corn.
- Chilli powder.
- Cumin.
- Garlic Powder.
- Salt.
- White pepper.
- Table cream (18%).
- Cream cheese.
- Tortillas.
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Taco Meat
Chicken, beef, or pork will work for this recipe. We have tried all three with great results.
If you don’t have leftover taco meat, it can be made using ground meat and taco seasoning. The meat does have to be fully cooked before adding to the recipe.
Topping for Slow Cooker Taco Soup
When it comes to toppings for this soup, these are a few of our favourites:
- Sour cream.
- Shredded cheddar.
- Crispy tortilla strips.
- Pickled jalapenos.
What Goes With Taco Soup?
Fresh buns or bread are also a good side to serve with this dish. Cornbread is also a good choice.
Storing Leftover Taco Soup
Any leftover soup can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
The soup can also be frozen for up to two months and thawed in the fridge before reheating.
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Taco Soup
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover taco meat
- 4 cups beef or chicken broth
- 1 can diced tomatoes, 540 ml
- 1 can black beans, 540ml
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 4 Tbsp chili powder
- 2 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp white pepper
- ½ cup table cream, 18%
- ½ cup cream cheese
- 4 small tortillas, cut into strips
Instructions
- Add ingredients, except table cream, cream cheese and tortillas to slow cooker
- Cook on high for 4 hours.
- Add table cream and cream cheese and continue cooking for an additional hour.
- Add tortilla strips and cook 30 minutes.
- Serve topped with shredded cheese, sour cream and additional tortilla strips
