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If you haven’t heard about making soup mixes in a jar before, you’re going to love this recipe! Taco soup in a jar is a combination of ingredients that will keep for weeks. When you’re ready to make the taco soup, you simply have to combine the contents of your jar with a few fresh ingredients and some water and that’s it! There are lots of different jar recipe ideas to try out.
This taco soup in a jar is a tasty combination of rice, corn, south of the border seasonings, tomatoes, beef, and beans. It’s a delicious soup for lunch or dinner.
You might also like cheesy taco pasta (a one-pot recipe!), nutritious taco stuffed zucchini boats or even some delish breakfast tacos.
Why You’ll Love It
Really easy to make: The recipe is really simple, since you just have to add your ingredients to a jar! And to make the soup, you just add water and a few more ingredients.
A delicious soup mix: This soup is full of tasty Mexican flavors such as cumin, chili, garlic, rice, corn, beans, beef, and more, for a well-rounded taste you’ll love.
So convenient: Need to make dinner in a hurry? Grab a jar of soup mix and you’ll find the recipe very quick to make as well as straightforward.
All My Soup Mix Recipes
Try all my soup mix recipes below and use this printable soup mix label.
Taco Soup Mix in a Jar Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Freeze-dried corn: This keeps for a long time and will rehydrate in the soup.
Dried minute rice: Dried par-boiled rice which cooks fast. Do NOT use cooked regular rice or anything with moisture (those won’t keep for more than a couple of days in a jar without spoiling).
Chicken bouillon cubes: For an aromatic chicken taste.
Dried garlic: Always delicious. Add some extra if you love garlic as much as I do!
Ground cumin: A typical south of the border flavor.
Chili powder: To dial up the heat a notch.
Black beans, tomatoes, beef, and water: These are the ingredients you add to the soup mix when ready to cook.
How to Make Taco Soup Mix
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Prepare the taco soup in a jar mix: Add the ingredients for the jar to a jar, put the lid on and seal tightly.
Cook the taco soup: Brown ground beef, then add the ingredients from the jar. Add black beans, tomatoes and water, and simmer for 15 minutes, then serve hot.
Substitutions and Variations
Gluten-free option: If you want a gluten-free version, use gluten-free bouillon cubes (I really like this brand!)
Vegetarian version: Swap the chicken bouillon for vegetable bouillon and swap the ground beef for your preferred vegetarian alternative (perhaps some different beans and some extra veggies).
Kid-friendly soup: Omit the chili powder and sprinkle some shredded cheddar on top of their soup when serving.
Not a black bean lover? Try kidney beans or your favorite kind.
Bean-free soup: Swap the black beans for extra vegetables.
Serving Suggestions
As an appetizer: Pair a cup of this taco soup in a jar with some tortilla chips or garlic bread.
As a snack: Enjoy your soup with homemade rosemary crackers.
As a main meal: This spicy black bean soup with beef would be delicious served something contrasting, such as shrimp ceviche, pork carnitas or one of these Mexican inspired dishes.
Drink pairing: Watermelon jalapeno margaritas, anyone?
How to Store a Meal in a Jar Recipe
Store: Your soup mix will keep for a long time if you make sure the jar is tightly closed and kept in a dark, dry place, such as the pantry. Over time some of the flavors might mute a bit but it’ll stay usable for a year – or more!
Top Tips
Label the jar: Make sure you label the jar with the soup mix ingredients and instructions to make the soup. Otherwise, in a few months, you’ll be wondering what is in that jar!
Increase shelf life: Add an oxygen absorber (you can get those here) to the jar to extend the shelf life of your soup mix. An oxygen absorber is one of those little packages that say “do not eat” on them, and they work by absorbing oxygen and moisture, helping prevent mold and food spoilage.
Gather your materials: Before you start, make sure you have pint-size wide mouth mason jars, twine and a printable tag on hand.
Gift-giving: These make wonderful gifts! So, make some extra (and don’t forget the labels and instructions!)
Taco Soup Mix in a Jar Recipe FAQs
You can include anything you like as long as it’s dried or freeze-dried. Don’t include anything with moisture because it will spoil in a few days. So, anything fresh you want in your soup should be added when you’re cooking the soup mix.
If you’re going to cook it all at once that would be fine. But if not then it’s best to use one jar per soup mix because otherwise you have to try and get exactly 50% of each ingredient out of the jar and that’s impossible once combined!
Taco Soup Mix in a Jar Recipe
Taco Soup in a Jar
Equipment
- Pot Medium
Ingredients
For the Soup Mix:
- ½ Cup freeze-dried corn
- ¼ Cup minute rice, dried
- 1 Cube chicken bouillon
- ½ Teaspoon dried minced garlic
- 1 Teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- ½ Teaspoon chili powder
To Add When Cooking:
- 1 Cup black beans, canned, rinsed and drained
- 1 Cup diced tomatoes, canned
- 1 Pound ground beef
- 2 Cups water
To Serve (Optional):
- avocado, sliced
- tortilla strips
- sour cream
- shredded Mexican cheese blend
- cilantro
Instructions
- In a medium pot, brown the ground beef over medium heat until cooked through.
- Add the ingredients from the jar to the pot. Also add the black beans, tomatoes, and water.
- Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately with your preferred toppings and sides.
Notes
Increase shelf life: Add an oxygen absorber to the jar to extend the shelf life of your soup mix. An oxygen absorber is one of those little packages that say “do not eat” on them, and they work by absorbing oxygen and moisture, helping prevent mold and food spoilage.
Gather your materials: Before you start, make sure you have pint-size wide mouth mason jars, twine and a printable tag on hand.
Gift-giving: These make wonderful gifts! So, make some extra (and don’t forget the labels and instructions!)
Nutrition
This taco soup in a jar recipe is super-simple to make and, once you’re ready for some delicious homemade soup, you just have to add the contents of the jar to a few other simple ingredients. There are lots of different soups you can make in this way. You just need a few ingredients, some mason jars, twine and labels!
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
