Delicious Taco Soup

I love the concept that Jessica Seinfeld had with her cook book Deceptively Delicious. I have incorporated pureed vegetables into my meals to try to eliminate the "Eat your vegetables" comment every meal. I have to say, so far it has worked! So I created some of my own recipes with pureed vegetables, and you really can not tell a difference. Here is one that turned out to be very delicious.

Delicious Taco Soup

Ingredients:
1 - 15 oz can black beans (drain only a little of the juice)
1- 15 oz can kidney beans (drain most of the juice)
1- 15 oz can corn (drain most of the juice)
1- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (you can hide these by chopping them finely in the food processor. I pureed them). I use all of this juice in the soup.
1 large red pepper (pureed)
1 pound meat (I use ground elk or beef)
1 packet taco seasoning
3-4 Tbsp chili powder (the more the hotter the soup is)
3 Tbsp dried onion (or any amount you would like)
Salt and Pepper

Instructions:
Cook meat, drain grease. Add everything else and let simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with sour cream (this can make it less spicy for kids if you put a lot of chili powder in), fritos, tortilla chips, or shredded cheese. I normally only use sour cream and shredded cheese. This serves 4 to 6 people depending on portion sizes.