Beef · Crockpot adaptation

Crockpot Taco Soup

Tom and Melissa's taco soup is about as dump-and-go as it gets: brown the beef, open nine cans, tip them in undrained, done. Their own recipe card says it converts to a slow cooker by heating everything through on low, which is exactly the crockpot version below.

R By Richard · Adapted from Come Sit At My Table · Published 23 July 2026
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⏱Prep 15 min
🍲Crockpot 4 hr (Low) / 2 hr (High)
🍽Serves 6
Taco Soup (Easy Dump Soup)

Source video by Come Sit At My Table on YouTube. This recipe was adapted with strict source-fidelity rules.

This is about as close to true dump-and-go as crockpot cooking gets. Brown the beef, drain and rinse one can of black beans, then everything else, cans and all, goes into the pot undrained. The channel's own recipe notes it converts to a slow cooker by heating everything through on low, which is the version here: crockpot instead of hob, same nine cans.

Crockpot notes: Original is a hob dump soup: brown the beef, then add everything else to a pot and gently heat through without boiling. The channel's own recipe notes explicitly that it converts to a slow cooker by adding the browned beef and all other ingredients and heating on low until hot through, which is the basis for the crockpot timing here (everything is already cooked or canned, so the crockpot stage is mostly about heating through and letting the flavours meld, not cooking raw ingredients).

Ingredients

Main
  • 450 gbeef mince (or ground sirloin), browned in a frying pan, broken into chunks, drained of grease
  • 425 g (1 can)black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 425 g (1 can)pinto beans, undrained
  • 425 g (1 can)Great Northern beans, undrained
  • 280 g (1 can)Rotel diced tomatoes and green chillies, undrained
  • 425 g (1 can)diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 425 g (1 can)tomato sauce
  • 300 g (1 can)shoepeg corn (or any corn), undrained
  • 425 g (1 can)beef broth
Seasoning
  • 2 tbsp (1 packet)taco seasoning
  • 2 tbsp (1 packet)Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
To serve
  • tortilla chips, crumbled into the bottom of each bowl (add late)
  • sour cream (add late)
  • shredded cheddar cheese (add late)

Method

  1. Brown the beef mince in a frying pan over medium heat, breaking it into chunks as it cooks, until no pink remains. Drain off the grease.

    ~10 min

  2. Drain and rinse the black beans well in a colander. Add them to the crockpot along with the browned beef.

    ~3 min

  3. Add the pinto beans, Great Northern beans, Rotel tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, corn and beef broth to the crockpot straight from their cans, undrained.

    ~5 min

  4. Stir in the taco seasoning and Hidden Valley Ranch mix until combined.

    ~2 min

  5. Cover and cook on Low for 3 to 4 hours, or High for 1.5 to 2 hours, until hot through and the flavours have melded. Stir occasionally.

    ~210 min

  6. To serve, crumble tortilla chips into the bottom of each bowl, ladle the soup over the top, then finish with a dollop of sour cream and a scattering of shredded cheddar.

Frequently asked

Do I need to drain all the cans?
No. The black beans are the only ingredient you drain and rinse. Everything else, including the other beans, tomatoes and corn, goes in straight from the can, juice and all.
Can I double or triple this recipe?
Yes, easily, per the channel. It's a favourite for feeding a crowd or freezing in batches, just make sure your crockpot is large enough to hold the doubled quantity.
Does this freeze well?
Yes. The channel freezes it in batches in freezer bags laid flat, then reheats individual portions from frozen for a quick meal.
How spicy is this?
That's mostly down to whether you use mild or hot Rotel tomatoes. Use mild if you're serving people who don't like heat, hot if you want more kick.
Extraction notes (transparency): Crockpot hours (Low 3-4 / High 1.5-2) are an editorial estimate based on the channel's own note that this converts to a slow cooker recipe; they don't give crockpot-specific timing on camera since their filmed version is hob.