Well, I was right. I've been dealing with some kind of delayed-reaction flu that makes the bones ache, the ears hurt -- and sucks out any kind of energy quickly. Last night, I found myself snoozing under a warm quilt (I was supposed to be restoring it), perfectly happy watching Bugs Bunny cartoons.
Weird.
Mr. Fever has joined the party -- a good sign that the body is finally trying to fight this. I still have work to do, but fortunately it's the quiet kind. The Brick continues to prepare for hunting. He leaves next Thursday; I'll stay home (no vehicle, after all) and hold the fort, guarded by our ferocious watchdog Ruby.
Supper tonight was tortilla chips and this wonderful Taco Soup. It's a little sister to Mavis Butterfield's 8-can soup, but even better, I think. All you have to do is open cans (and one packet)... and give the soup time to heat. Serve with chips, cheese and sour cream -- or none of the above. It's still good.
Yes, you can literally have a hot meal on the table in 15 minutes, if you keep a few of these cans in your pantry.
TACO SOUP
1 can each: (size seems irrelevant -- more or less of each just changes the flavor a little)
*chicken (or 1-2 cups leftover ground beef, cut-up chicken, pork bits, bacon, etc.)
*diced tomatoes (plain, green chilies added, whatever)
*kernel corn
*cream soup (I used cream of potato - Mavis uses cream of chicken)
*chili beans (or chili, or plain beans)
*1 tablespoon dry taco seasoning mix (or one envelope)
That's it. Dump everything in, rinse the cans out with a little water (or milk, in the case of the soup), then stir together. Heat til bubbling. Serves 4.
Mavis' soup looks like this (with rice added):
Mine was more like this. (We gobbled it up so hungrily that I didn't get photos tonight.)
(This is 'Chad's slo-cooker taco soup' from AllRecipes. All sorts of additional variations are here.)
Enjoy.
2 comments:
When I was in confirmation everyone would bring a can of soup, didn't matter what flavor, we dumped ALL the cans in a big pot to heat then served. The first evening we thought "WHAT?!?!?" It was delicious and looked forward to future soup suppers. We also brought a sandwich cut in half. We could eat 1 half and share the other half or put both halves on the platter and share. Thank you for reminding me of a wonderful childhood memory.
I never heard of doing this! But based on my taco soup experience (which I initially thought was nuts, until I tasted it at an aunt's house)... I could believe it.
The sandwiches, too. How clever!
Thanks for mentioning it, Karen -- and writing. Glad to be of help.
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