Pinto Beans, Green Chile, and Beef Soup is a warm, hearty slow cooker soup loaded with tender pinto beans, seasoned ground beef, tomatoes, and green chilies in a lightly spicy broth. It has the cozy feel of chili but with a looser, soupier texture, making it perfect for ladling into big bowls and piling high with cheese, sour cream, and cilantro.
This recipe keeps everything simple: brown the beef and onion, add pinto beans, Rotel-style tomatoes with green chilies, extra green chilies, beef broth, and chili powder to the slow cooker, then let time do the work. After a few hours, the flavors meld into a bold, satisfying soup that works just as well for weeknight dinners as it does for meal prep and freezer meals.
Why you’ll love this soup
This Pinto Beans, Green Chile, and Beef Soup is built from pantry staples—ground beef, canned tomatoes with green chilies, canned or cooked pinto beans, broth, and basic spices—so it is easy to pull together without special ingredients. The slow cooker does the heavy lifting, giving you deeply flavored, tender beans and beef with minimal hands-on time.
It is also highly customizable. You can keep the heat mild or bump it up with extra chili powder, cayenne, or hot sauce, and you can serve it with toppings like cheese, sour cream, and cilantro to let everyone adjust richness and spice in their own bowl. The soup holds well, reheats beautifully, and freezes reliably for several months, making it ideal for cooking once and eating multiple times.
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