Taco Soup Improved

This was an improvised recipe that we really liked.

The original recipe was
14.5 ounce Rotel Tomatoes
1lb ground beef
1 can each
Beef Broth
Corn
kidney beans
Chili beans all undrained
1 packet taco seasoning
1 packet ranch dressing
and 1-2 cans water
Cook in Crock pot all day.

Now we like the original recipe, but since we just moved, I still don't know where everything is, and I didn't realize what we wanted early enough to crock pot this meal.

I used 1 can rotel tomatoes, 1 can beef Broth, 1 can corn, that was it for following the recipe.
I did not have (or could not find) Kidney or chili beans, so I used one can refried and 1 can of Black beans, I do not buy Taco seasoning packets (we buy a huge jar) or Ranch dressing mix, so I used about a quarter cup of powdered taco seasoning, and left out the ranch altogether.
Then, I added some salsa because it seemed a bit bland (we like things hot and spicey here)
I cooked up about 3 lbs of ground beef, divided it into 4 meals, putting 3 away for other uses....and cooked the soup on the stove.

When it was done, We topped it with Mexican Quesadilla cheese blend (asiago, monterey jack, and white cheddar I think), sour cream, and tortilla strips, next time, I think I am gonna make my black beans from scratch and switch the tortilla strips for a quarter bag of doritos, that way we aren't tempted to nibble the strips til they are gone.