For a delicious dinner that’s ready in no time, look no further than the amazing 7-can soup!
Loaded with meat, beans, vegetables, and a thick savory broth, it’s comfort and warmth in a bowl.
If you didn’t think you can make an exceptional dish out of humble canned goods, this recipe will prove you wrong.
Apart from the incredible tastes and textures, this hearty soup will blow you away with how easy it is to make. Seriously, it’s ridiculous.
Delicious, affordable, and ready in less than 30 minutes, this 7-can soup is a must-add to your weekly meal rotation.
7-Can Soup
Quite literally, 7-can soup is a soup made by combining seven kinds of canned goods.
They include meat chili, corn, tomatoes, and a medley of beans.
I mean, sure, you can enjoy each type of canned good one by one, but where’s the fun in that?
When you throw all seven cans of soup into a pot, you create one glorious concoction.
The creative combination of canned goods results in a beautiful marriage of flavors and textures that tastes just like homemade chili.
Ingredients
Seven cans, two seasonings, and lots of processed cheese make this amazing soup.
The seven canned goods you’ll need here are as follows:
- Corn with Red and Green Peppers – For color, sweetness, and crunch. Frozen corn will work, too.
- Meat-Only Chili – This recipe already calls for several kinds of beans, you don’t need more. You add meat-only chili for… well… meatiness.
- Beans – This soup features a medley of kidney, pinto, and black beans, giving you a healthy dose of protein, fiber, and vitamins.
- Diced Tomatoes & Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles – Two effortless ways to add freshness to the soup. No need to chop up your own tomatoes here!
Other ingredients include:
- Salt and Pepper – To taste.
- Processed Cheese – Or simply, Velveeta. Because all soups taste better with melted cheese.
How to Make 7-Can Soup
1. Combine the cans.
Open the 7 cans and pour the contents into a large pot over high heat. Yes, that includes the liquid, too.
Bring the mixture to a boil, giving it a good stir.
2. Let it simmer.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the soup simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. This’ll allow the flavors to marry.
Season it with salt and pepper, if needed. Stir in the Velveeta cubes until melted.
3. Garnish, serve, and enjoy.
Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with your favorite soup toppings.
You can use shredded cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream, you name it.
Serve it on its own or with cornbread. Enjoy!
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Make it spicy – If you want 7-can soup with a kick, season it with cayenne, fire-roasted green chiles, or jalapenos. Hot enchilada sauce, hot taco seasoning, peppers, and red pepper flakes work well, too.
- Make it meaty – For a meatier soup, add cooked diced chicken breast, ground beef, Mexican chorizo, or any leftover cooked meat you have in the fridge.
- Add some bulk – Make the soup even heartier by adding macaroni or shell pasta.
- Hands-Off -If your stove is already too busy whipping up other dishes, cook the soup in the slow cooker. Just dump all the ingredients into the pot and cook on high for 2 hours or on low for 4.
- Add garnishes – Top the soup with croutons or crushed tortilla chips for a crunchy element. Add a dollop of sour cream for a cooling contrast, and/or shredded cheese for richness.
- Have soup leftovers? Turn it into a thick dip by reheating it with Velveeta cubes.
How to Store and Freeze
To Store or Make Ahead
You can prepare 7-can soup up to 5 days ahead and store it in an air-tight container in the fridge.
Allow the soup to cool completely, then pour it into freezer-safe bags. Lay it flat on a baking sheet, and freeze until solid.
Once solid, you can now store flat bags of soup without taking up too much space in the freezer.
Seven-can soup will keep well in the freezer for up to 2 months.
To Thaw and Reheat
Set the frozen bag of soup out on the counter for 20 minutes, and then break it up into chunks.
Put the chunks into a pan or pot and reheat them on the stove on medium-low until warmed through.
For smaller portions, reheat in the microwave.
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7-Can Soup (Easy Recipe)
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kcalThis delicious 7-can soup is a one-pot wonder you’ll love! Packed with veggies, meat, and beans, it’s hearty and so satisfying.
Ingredients
1 (15.25 ounce) can corn with red and green peppers (e.g. Del Monte Fiesta Corn)
1 (15 ounce) can meat-only chili
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles (e.g. Ro*Tel)
Salt and Pepper, to taste
8 ounces cubed processed cheese (e.g. Velveeta)
Instructions
- Pour the corn, chili, kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, diced tomatoes, and diced tomatoes with green chiles into a large pot over high heat. Add the liquids in the cans, too.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the soup simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Season it with salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in the cheese cubes until melted. Ladle the soup into bowls, serve, and enjoy!
Do you drain beans before adding to soup? Also, I think your slow cooker times are backwards?
Hi Judy!
Thanks for catching that.
No, you don’t need to drain the cans. Just pour it all into the pot 🙂