Recipe - Easy Taco Soup

1 pound Ground Beef; Extra Lean, (or
ground turkey)
One half cup Chopped onion
1 pack (1 One fourth Oz) taco seasoning
mix
5 cup Tomato juice

TOPPINGS
Low fat sour cream
Shredded lettuce
Chopped green onions
Chopped tomatoes
Low Fat Cheddar Cheese;
Shredded
Tortilla chips; preferably
baked

Cook ground beef and onion over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until
beef is no longer pink; about 610 minutes. Drain off any fat. (I have my
students dump it into a colander then back into the pan because they can't
drain it effectively otherwise) Stir in seasoning mix and continue cooking
for 1 minute. Stir in tomato juice. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally
until heated through about 5 minutes. To serve, ladle soup into bowls.
Each individual can then add additional toppings.

NOTES : * May substitute 1 teaspoon onion paste for the chopped onion, if
desired. This comes in a tube like anchovy paste, is really quick to use
and eliminates the need to have students chopping with sharp knives.
Recipe by: Catherine Arcure Ann Arbor News Posted to Digest
eatlf.v097.n195 by AKCooker@aol.com on Aug 2, 1997