Favorite Fall Recipes | Soup Edition

I love that Fall weather means we may be getting some days soon when the heat is at least tolerable. In fact - today was better than we have had in a long time. That makes me think about soup. We love soup at our house. It is quick and easy to reheat. It also feeds a nice group of people if you are having a football party at your house.
Here a few of our favorites. Just click on the name to be taken to the recipe.
Hope you enjoy!

Sante Fe Soup

Cream of Vegetable Soup 

Baked Potato Soup

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Recipe of the Week #2 - Santa Fe Soup

Santa Fe Soup is one of our favorite things to make in the fall/winter.  There are a lot of different recipes out there and I have heard it called Mexican Bean Soup, Taco Soup, and  Spicy Bean Soup.  We have made it a lot and it is great if you are having people over.  It is fairly cheap to make, quick, and add in a meat tray for sandwiches and you can feed a lot of people.

SANTA FE SOUP

2 pounds of lean ground beef

28 oz can of diced tomatoes (you can also use Rotel Tomatoes)

2 15.5 oz cans of kidney beans

2 15 oz cans of black beans

1 15 oz can each of pinto beans, red beans, black-eyed peas

1 package of taco seasoning (we use Taco Bell brand)

2 packages of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
1 15 oz can of water

Brown ground beef and drain fat. Place all ingredients in crock pot.  Do not drain any of the beans.  We use the 4 hour high heat setting on our crock pot.
Shane and I find that most of our guests like it with sour cream and shredded cheese on top.