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Low Carb Taco Soup (Keto, GAPS)

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This low-carb mexican-flavored taco soup brings all the flavor of tacos to your soup bowl! Make extras, you’re going to love this for the  next day or two leftover as well. Like our dairy-free version of Taco Soup, this soup is flavorful, but this one is also creamy and rich with the addition of cheddar and cream cheese.

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This is a great soup to serve company.  Everyone loves the flavors, and won’t even miss the carbs! This taco soup recipe also is simple to make, and it’s one that my kids love to help with.

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Creamy Low Carb Taco Soup

Course: Soup
Cuisine: GAPS Diet, Gluten Free, Gluten-Free Dairy-Optional, keto
Keyword: keto taco soup
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 575 kcal
Author: Cara

This taco soup is so yummy and fast to put together!  It uses ranch dressing, cream cheese, and all your favorite taco toppings. 

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter or avocado oil, ghee, or other fat
  • 1 onion
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 2 14-ounce cans diced tomatoes
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 3/4 cup ranch dressing homemade, or store bought (makes it creamy without dairy)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese GAPS: use yogurt cheese or cultured cream cheese

Toppings:

  • 1/4 cup sliced olives optional
  • 6 sliced green onions
  • 1/2 cup cilantro fresh, optional
  • 1 avocado optional
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in the bottom of a small stock pot or in the instant pot on saute mode, medium heat. As the butter melts, peel and chop the onion, then add to the melted butter. Stir onions occasionally, and when they start to become translucent, add the ground beef and taco seasoning. 

  2. Brown ground beef, then add in the diced tomatoes. Stir in the broth and mix well. Simmer 20-30 minutes.

  3. Stir in the ranch dressing and cream cheese and allow cream cheese to melt, another 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve, garnishing with cheddar cheese, sour cream, sliced green onions, olives, cilantro, and avocado. 

Recipe Notes

 

7 grams net carbs per serving. 

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Nutrition Facts
Creamy Low Carb Taco Soup
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 575 Calories from Fat 441
% Daily Value*
Fat 49g75%
Saturated Fat 19g95%
Cholesterol 125mg42%
Sodium 683mg28%
Potassium 569mg16%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 23g46%
Vitamin A 840IU17%
Vitamin C 5.8mg7%
Calcium 166mg17%
Iron 2.6mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Cara is the main author here at Health Home and Happiness. She loves the health and energy that eating well and playing well provides and has a goal to share what she's learned with as many families interested in making healthy changes as possible.

She helps other families achieve health in simple steps through healing their gut with the GAPS Diet and helps them stock their freezer for busy days with the Allergy-Friendly Afternoon Freezer Cooking Class.

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