Food
Taco soup
A perfect way to use up taco leftovers — just put everything in the soup.
Preparation
10 min
Cooking time
20 min
Ingredients
Soup:
- 1 pack of mince
- 1 sachet of taco seasoning
- 1 tin of tomatoes
- 1-2 carrots in small/thin pieces
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1-2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 tin of sweetcorn
- 1 pack of chickpeas/beans/lentils
- 1 litre of beef stock (water + stock cube)
- Oil for frying
Topping:
- Soured cream
- Grated cheese
- Tortilla Chips
- The rest of the sweetcorn
Servings
4
Equipment
- Windproof trekking stove/campfire
- Pot
- Stirring utensil
- Ladle
How to do it
- It is handy to fry the mince and cut the vegetables at home.
- On the trip, start by frying the onion and carrot in oil over medium heat so they do not burn
- Stir in the taco seasoning before you add the rest
- Bring to the boil and serve with the topping of your choice


Taco soup
Text and photo: Hilde Grøtte
Next steps
- Kal phad thai — other quick dinners
- Tortilla lefser — accompaniment
- Cooking on the trail — principles
- Food on the trail — the hub
Learn more
- Mattilsynet — drinking water and hygiene — food safety outdoors
- Helsedirektoratet — dietary advice — nutrition
- Sopp- og Nyttevekstforbundet — mushrooms and wild plants
- DNT — trail food — recipes and tips