Taco Soup

*Picture to come later...(sorry everyone, the soup was so good that I ate it all before I could take a picture)

Ingredients:

·         1 can kidney beans
·         1 can black beans
·         2 lbs ground hamburger
·         1 ½ cups corn    
·         1 small green pepper, diced
·         1 small red pepper, diced
·         1 ½ tsp salt
·         2 large cloves of garlic, minced
·         1 tsp black pepper
·         ¼ tsp ground red pepper
·         1 tsp onion powder
·         1 ½ tsp cumin powder
·         2 tsp chili powder
·         1 can green chillis (1/2 cup fresh, diced)
·      Cooked rice 

Instructions:

1.       Boil 2 quarts of water in a large pot
2.       Add kidney beans, black beans, and corn to pot
3.       Let simmer and stir occasionally
4.       Brown ground hamburger in a fry pan
5.       Drain grease
6.       Add hamburger to pot, continue to simmer and stir
7.       Fry green and red peppers in the fry pan until soft
8.       Add them to pot with the rest of the ingredients.
9.       Stir and let simmer for a few more minutes or until the whole soup is hot
10.   Serve over rice

Commentary:

This recipe came from my good friend, Annalisse. She has an amazing talent for food.  The only things I really did were decrease the amount of corn and measure how much of each spice I add.  I also like this a lot less soupy than she does.

One of the things that I really love about this recipe is its ability to use up leftovers.  Just about any vegetable in any quantity could potentially be added. Go ahead and experiment.  See what you like.