Labay Family: Superbowl Taco Soup

Monday, February 8, 2010

Superbowl Taco Soup

So, for the past week Brent has been saying that he just wanted to stay home for the Super Bowl. I went out of my way trying to find something great that I could make while watching the game. He and the kids love cornbread (me, not so much) so I wanted to something to pair it with. I found this EASY recipe for Taco Soup and it was a done deal. Then, the day of, he made other plans for us to watch with his family so Taco Soup would have to wait. Then at the last minute he just wanted to stay home again - uggggghhhh! My meat wasn't thawed so we ordered Los Cucos and ate in. So my Super Bowl Taco Soup will be tonight. I wanted to share the recipe because it is so darn easy and I know my Momma friends would like that.

Taco Soup (recipe in CafeMom Newcomers Club)

2 lbs ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 can pinto beans
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 can stewed tomatoes, Mexican-style
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 package taco seasoning mix (optional)
1 package Original Hidden Valley Ranch dressing (dry)
2 1/2 cups water or more, to make soup broth

Brown ground beef and onions in a large pan, and drain off fat. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for an hour or so. When ready, serve in big soup bowls, and have a skillet of hot cornbread to eat, too.

1 comment:

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...: Yum, sounds great. I bet you could easily make this in the crockpot too!; February 8, 2010 at 4:37 PM

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My Pregnancy

Feb. 22, 2008 - Positive Pregnancy!
Feb. 28, 2008 - TWINS!
14 Weeks - Cervical Cerclage
24 Weeks - Admitted to the hospital for 3 days -Pre-Term Labor. Sent home on fetal monitoring and terbutaline pump. I have to monitor for contractions once a day and send the readings in for review. The terbutaline pump in a cathater in my leg that sends a contiunous flow of "anti-contraction" medicine into me. Complete bed-rest!
28 Weeks - Admitted to the hospital for 90% effacement of cervix. Cerclage still in tact but pulling. If it broke I would have to deliver and this is too soon. The babies are measuring 2.8 and 2.11 pounds. Was in the hospital for 23 days this time.
31 Weeks - Was sent home. Babies were 3.9 and 3.10 pounds. Stay on bed-rest.
36 Weeks 3 Days - Scheduled C-Section
Babies Born October 3, 2008!!!

5 Years of Infertility

Brent and I had dated for years - since my senior year of High School and were finally married on September 27, 2003. We had been together so long that we decided we would start a family immediately. Things turned out to be a bit more difficult than we planned. After many years of trying and medical intervention I was finally diagnoised with Endometriosis in Feb. of 2007. My disease was severe - stage 4 and had spread to my liver. After having exploratory surgery Dr. Cook thought that my ovaries and tubes were capable of functioning properly enough to produce a pregnancy but with the hostile environment inside of me I would need lots of help. We began Lupron therapy that would last 6 months as a way to try to "kill" off some of the endo. When the 6 months was up we began rounds of Clomid with IUI (Intra-Uteran Insemination). We did 2 cycles of this with no result. Our only other option was IVF which we decided to begin in January of 2008. After carefully following the treatment schedule of meds. and shots we had 14 eggs retrieved on Feb. 5, 2008 and of the 14 eggs 6 fertilized and became embryos. On Feb. 8, 2008 Dr. Gill transfered 3 of the best of the embryos. Two weeks later (Feb. 22nd) MaryLou called with the good news that my pregnancy test was positive!!!