Mexican Beef Soup

Ingredients

• Oil spray
• ½ red onion, diced
• 200g beef, trimmed of fat, diced
• 35g packet salt reduced taco seasoning
• 2 cups water
• 400g no added salt, chopped tinned tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon no added salt tomato paste
• ¼ cup red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• ½ cup fresh coriander leaves
• 4 tablespoons low fat natural yoghurt

Instructions

1. Heat a saucepan that has been sprayed with oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft.
2. Add the beef and cook until the beef is starting to brown. Add the taco seasoning and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes.
3. Add the water, tomatoes and tomato paste and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until the beef is cooked, approximately 40 minutes.
4. Add the beans and coriander to the soup and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until heated through.
5. Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly.
6. Pour soup into a  blender or food processor and puree until soup is thin enough to drink through a thick straw’.
7. Serve with a tablespoon of natural yoghurt.