Taco Soup With Beer - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can corn, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can green beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can ranch style beans, undrained
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 (12 ounce) bottle beer
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies (such as Rotel)
1 (1 3/4 ounce) envelope dry ranch dressing mix
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
5 corn tortillas
salt, to taste

Preparation

Brown beef in a large pot until no longer pink, draining off all fat.
Mix all remaining ingredients (except the corn tortillas and the salt) into the same pot with the beef.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer and let cook 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Using kitchen shears, cut tortillas into thin strips.
Place tortilla strips onto a baking sheet and spray lightly with some nonstick spray.
Season to taste wih a little salt and bake about 5 minutes or until they just start to crsip up.
Serve soup in bowls with a few of the tortilla strips set on top as a garnish.