Low-Carb Chorizo Taco Soup – Low-Carb Taco Soup with Heavy Whipping Cream

Low-Carb Chorizo Taco Soup is an easy recipe done on the stove top and is ready in just 30 minutes. Using riced cauliflower, heavy whipping cream and Rotel, this Mexican soup is a great alternative for those limiting their carb intake.

Low-Carb Taco Soup

We love soup. There’s nothing better than a warm bowl of soup on a cold winter night. Or is there?

This taco soup recipe is just as tasty, warming, and comforting – without the high dosage of carbs – making it perfect for low-carb, keto, or gluten free diets. AND it is only five ingredients!

Want more seasoning? Add your own to get it to taste just right for you and your family. Maybe add some cheese, avocado and/or sour cream on top too!

Low-Carb Taco Soup with Heavy Whipping Cream

The base of this Mexican soup uses heavy whipping cream and chicken broth, both great low-carb ingredients. The heavy whipping cream eliminates flour. Many soup recipes contain flour as a thickener.

The flavor comes from a combination of diced tomatoes and green chiles (we use Rotel) and beef or pork chorizo. Not familiar with chorizo? It’s a Mexican beef sausage known for spice and flavor. Fry it up quickly in a skillet or even in the soup pan for a one pan meal, and be sure to drain the excess grease.

Many Mexican and taco soups contain beans for added depth. We did a simple swap for frozen, riced cauliflower.  It’s a great freezer staple to keep on hand.

Ingredient List for Low Carb Taco Soup with Rotel

• Chorizo (beef or pork)
• Riced Cauliflower, thawed
• Rotel (diced tomatoes with chilies)
• Heavy Whipping Cream
• Chicken Broth

How to Make Low-Carb Chorizo Taco Soup

Step by Step Instructions

1. Fry up the chorizo in the pan, draining the excess grease.
2. In the same pan, sauté the thawed riced cauliflower for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. To the mixture, add can diced tomatoes with green chilies, heavy whipping cream, chicken broth and cooked chorizo. Bring to a boil for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
4. Serve immediately, or prep ahead for later in the week.  The flavor of this soup gets better as it sits in the refrigerator.

Full recipe steps and ingredient amounts for low carb taco soup with heavy whipping cream is at the bottom of the page.

Looking for more low-carb soup options? Be sure to try our Low Carb Cream of Celery Soup and Low-Carb Tuscan Soup with Sausage and Riced Cauliflower.

Recipe FAQs

• This low carb taco soup with heavy whipping cream recipe is quick to throw together, and it only has 5 ingredients.
• Use Mexican Chorizo not Spanish Chorizo. It should be similar to raw ground beef not hard like a summer sausage.
• Chorizo is typically a very greasy meat, so be sure to drain the excess off. However, we recommend that you leave some of the fat to add amazing flavor to this keto taco soup.
• We love this one pan plan – the same skillet that is used to fry up the chorizo is used to build the soup. This makes clean up easy.
• Check out our Amazon Store for our pantry essentials – like chicken broth and diced tomatoes with green chilies and other products we love.

Recipe Variations

• Add oregano, chili powder or cumin or any other dried herb or spice you like for more flavor. To keep it low carb, make your own homemade taco seasoning blend.
• Sub in ground turkey for chorizo, but add more spices if you do.
• Use beef broth instead of chicken broth.
• To keep this a keto taco soup recipe, substitute cream cheese for heavy cream.

OTHER FAVORITE SOUP RECIPES

Try some our other favorite soups: Creamy Potato Soup

Mom’s Broccoli Wild Rice Soup with Chicken

Crock Pot Chicken Chili

Weight Watchers Green Bean Chili

Tuscan Sausage and White Bean Soup