Cupboard Cooking

Spam-Taco Soup

1 can Spam cubed to ¼ to ½ inch (this will work fine with left over beef or chicken)

1 yellow onion chopped or 1 cup dried onions

1 packet ranch dressing mix (if you don’t have mix in ½ cup sour cream)

1 packet taco seasoning or make your own from 1 tablsp chili powder, 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp garlic powder.

1 can 15 ounce dark kidney beans rinsed

1 can 15 ounce pinto beans rinsed

 If you don’t have use black or white beans.

1 small can Ortega diced chiles

1 can 15 ounce can corn drained (use creamed if that’s all you have)

1 large can 28 ounces crushed tomatoes or dice up whole canned tomatoes. Plus 1 can 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes

Add the spam and fresh onion to a large dutch oven on medium heat and cook until browned then add in the taco and ranch seasonings and mix well. If all you have are dried onions just add to soup with other ingrediants. Add in the beans, corn, beef broth and tomatoes, mix, and boil before reducing to a simmer and cooing ten to twenty before serving. Remember, unless your reconstituting dried onions or cooking fresh everything is already cooked and all your doing is blending flavors.