This is an all time favorite and is yummy in hot or cold weather. My oldest son loved the winter because apparently I would make more soups then, he never told me that he enjoyed them year around. So after that I tried to make them more often. This is served well with your favorite chips or crackers, our favorite is Fritos!

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, diced
1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans
1 can (11 to 15 ounces) whole kernel corn ,drained
1 can (10 to 15 ounces) Rotel tomatoes (or tomatoes with green chile peppers)
1 pkg. (about 1 ounce) taco seasoning mix - (store bought or homemade see recipe on blog)
1 pkg. original hidden valley ranch dressing(dry) (or homemade see recipe on blog)
2 1/2 cups water or more, to make soup broth

In our family, we doubled the recipe as it is wonderful warmed up the next day and it freezes well.

Preparation:

Brown ground beef, onion and garlic in a large pan; drain off fat. Add remaining ingredients to meat in a large stockpot and simmer for an hour or so. The longer you can simmer the better. If I have time, I allow mine to simmer for 3-4 hours, however, if we are in a rush then 30 minutes will do as well. This works great in a crockpot on low as well.