Dutch Oven 7 Can Soup (2024)

Dutch Oven 7 Can Soup is a deliciously simple recipe that uses pantry staples, plus it’s easy to adapt and customize.

Anyone can make this soup; no cooking skills required. It’s great for busy weeknight dinners, camping, even dorm room cooking. Need more no-fail recipes? Try our Beanie Weenies and Italian Chicken and Gravy recipes.

What is 7 Can Soup?

It pretty much is exactly what it sounds like, 7 canned goods made into a delicious soup. The great thing about this soup is how budget friendly it is and it feeds a crowd. Also, there’s little to no prep time.

Flavor wise, this seven can soup tastes halfway between taco or tortilla soup and chili.

Recipe ingredients

• Beans —we used both pinto beans and black beans. DO NOT DRAIN.
• Tomatoes —we used Rotel (diced tomatoes with green chilies) and petite diced tomatoes.
• Sweet Corn — yellow or white, sweet or not will work perfectly. We liked the bit of sweetness in this dish.
• No beans chili — skip the bean since we’re adding them individually.
• Cheese sauce — for extra flavor we went with fiesta nacho flavor, but regular is great too.
• Taco Seasoning — We used mild, use any spice level. Spice blends or mixtures work too and in a pinch, can be omitted.

Step by step directions

Step 1 — Open each can and pour the contents in. Do not drain any of them, as the liquid in them will form your soup broth.

Step 2 — Stir all the canned goods together and add the taco seasoning packet. Mix well.

Step 3 — Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Once heated through, garnish with your favorite toppings.

Adaptations and variations

There’s so many ways you can play with this recipe.

Meat — beef up this recipe (pun intended) with a pound of browned ground beef, fresh Mexican chorizo, or 2-3 cups of shredded chicken. Also, toss in any leftover meat that won’t make another meal.

Hearty — small macaroni or shell pasta is a great way to add extra heartiness to the soup. Cooked rice is also great.

Cans — here’s where you can really go crazy. Use more beans like white or kidney, fire roasted tomatoes, diced green chilies, enchilada sauce, canned chicken, and vegetables.

Toppings — sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, diced cilantro, diced green onions, fresh salsa, avocado, tortilla chips and lime wedges are all delicious toppings.

Spice level

Some like it hot; others not so much. Here’s some ideas on how to make it spicy…or not:

• Mild — use mild everything, mild taco seasoning packet, mild Rotel.
• Medium — add 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder, ground chipotle or cayenne powder.
• Hot — use hot everything from taco seasoning to Rotel, add 1 teaspoon or more of chipotle or cayenne powder, or chipotles in adobo.

Sodium

We know canned foods can be high in sodium. If this is a concern for you, use low-salt or no salt added cans.

What to serve with 7 can soup

We love eating this as a meal, so a simple green salad and cornbread is how we roll!

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