Creamy Southwestern Taco Soup
(Low Carb version)
1 pound ground round
1/2 cup chopped onions, frozen
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
20 ounces diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel), undrained
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces cream cheese
Brown ground beef with onions and garlic in a soup pot. Add cumin and chili powder and cook a couple of minutes before adding diced tomatoes with green chilies. Bring to a lively simmer and then add in broth and cream. Bring to a rolling boil and add cream cheese; stir occasionally until the cream cheese melts.
Makes 9 Cups (1 Cup Each):
Per Serving: 286 Calories; 23g Fat (72.6% calories from fat); 14g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 81mg Cholesterol; 592mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 3 1/2 Fat; 4 Net Carbs.
Creamy Southwestern Taco Soup
(Reduced Fat Version - Untried)
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onions, frozen
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
20 ounces diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel), undrained
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup skim milk
8 ounces fat free cream cheese
Brown ground beef with onions and garlic in a soup pot. Add cumin and chili powder and cook a couple of minutes before adding diced tomatoes with green chilies. Bring to a lively simmer and then add in broth and milk. Bring to a rolling boil and add cream cheese; stir occasionally until the cream cheese melts.
Makes 9 Cups (1 Cup Each):
Per Serving: 182 Calories; 10g Fat (49.1% calories from fat); 16g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 37mg Cholesterol; 657mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Fat. WWP: 4
Hi Aimee
ReplyDeleteIn the southwestern soup, are the garlic cloves just dropped into the soup? I am not a chef by any means.
Thanks
Janell
Sorry for the confusion, the garlic should be minced (I buy the kind in the jar).
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