I’m kinda mint green and Taco Soup recipe
Jan 9th, 2008 by admin
The theme around my office is that 2008 is going to be 200GR8 and I like the sound of that! I know to start the year off I need a green recalibration. So, where I was a true shade of green through the fall, I turned kinda mint green through the holiday.
The busy hustle of the end of year has me walking around the house looking at all the things I let go and trying to see what else I can do to really make it 200GR8!
1. Unplug the counter top appliances. I’m not using the mixer daily as I was through December and there’s no reason to have the old reliable mixer plugged in.
2. Recycled paper towels and toilet paper. It’s a bit more expensive, but in the grand scheme of things, I think I can work it into my budget.
3. Taking my lunch to work. This will save a trip out during the day and it taste so much better than anything I can get around my office. One tip that’s making this easy? Soup. I’ve made a big batch of soup of Taco Soup on Sunday and been chowing on that all week.
4. Pay attention to what you’re putting into your recycle bin. If it’s still dirty, then it can’t go. That means cardboard pizza boxes! and it’s helpful to rinse out and drain your cans.
Taco Soup
Prep Time 10 minutes/ Cook Time 30 minutes
1 can kidney beans
1 can pinto beans (with jalapeños optional)
1 can corn
1 can Rotel (you pick the flavor)
1 can stewed tomatoes
2 cans water
1 packet taco seasoning
1 packet Ranch dressing
1 lb ground meat (lean beef or turkey)
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
In a soup pot pour in all canned ingredients (don’t drain them) and put in the taco and Ranch seasoning packets.
In a skillet, brown the meat with the onion and peppers. Drain off any additional grease and mix into the soup pot.
Heat through. Soup’s flavors will mix more throughout the week.
Keesha oversees recruiting and training programs for GoDaddy.com. She is responsible for building programs that attract and retain amazing employees. She attended Blinn College and Texas A&M University.
Keesha loves food and photography and is passionate about community volunteering. She sits on the board of directors for the Junior League of Phoenix and in her free time you will find her baking and working on her empire Cupcake Cabana. Her most private cupcake confession? She doesn't like frosting!
Happy 2008!
Those are great green ideas! My husband and I always struggle with being more green too. One thing that we do is we always reuse our ziploc bags (better not to use them at all, I suppose, but sometimes they’re so useful). We just wash them when we’re doing the dishes and keep using them until they get holes in them.
What is Rotel and why not drain the canned ingredients?
Rotel is like pico de gillo in a can. You can find it at any standard grocery store in the Mexican food isle. It’s really an easy open the can and heat it up recipe. This is one of those soups that the longer it sits the spicier it gets.
Let me know if you give it a try.