Name: Healthy Crock Pot Taco Soup
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 2 c. salsa preferably NOT thick and chunky style; 4 c. vegetable broth divided; 3 Tbsp. Masa corn flour you can substitute all-purpose flour; 12 oz. package of meatless crumbles; 4 oz. can diced green chilis; 1 c. black beans rinsed; 1 large onion diced; 1/2 bell pepper diced; 1 packet taco seasoning; 1 tsp. cumin; 1 c. cilantro roughly chopped; OPTIONAL – 2 c. non-fat plain Greek yogurt

Healthy Crock Pot Taco Soup is loaded with veggies and bold southwest flavors for a hearty meal perfect for the cold weather! It is a vegetarian soup that is low in fat and high in protein. It will fool even the biggest of meat-eaters into thinking it is loaded with beef, but it uses meatless veggie crumbles as a healthier substitute.

I know, I know, you must all be thinking I am crazy at this point, but I promise they aren’t as scary as they sound. I would have never tried them myself, for the fear of the unknown crazy vegetarian product, but I stumbled upon them at dining services once. They ran out of the beef option for the daily special, but still had some of the vegetarian special, so I decided to give it a try.

That night he crawled into bed late and commented on the fantastic soup in the refrigerator that he loved. I laughed out loud so hard, because had he known it used meatless crumbled, I guarantee you he would have never even tried it. Unfortunately I had to explain my laughter, and when I told him what the soup was made with, he refused to eat any more. The boy is stubborn I tell you, he loved the soup but won’t eat more just because it isn’t “real” meat! What am I going to do with that boy?!