Low Carb Beef Nacho Soup

Here is another recipe I pinned a while back, and decided to give it a try!  It looked simple, and I had the ingredients on hand, so I went for it.  I am SOOO glad I did!!  This is delicious!  Even my tween daughter who rarely likes my low carb/high fat foods loved it!  I'll definitely make it again...but I might try to add something to it. Not sure what...because its very yummy...but just feels like it needs something.  (Yeah, I know...my taste buds are screaming TORTILLA CHIPS!! LOL!)  Here is a link to the recipe:  Low Carb Beef Nacho Soup.

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 cans beef broth (or five cups water and 4 beef bullion cubes)
• 8oz. Cream cheese, softened
• 8oz. cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 medium onion, finely diced
• 1 small can mild green chiles
• 1 TBSP chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• Salt to taste

Brown ground beef, drain, and add to soup pot.  Add beef broth to beef in soup pot, and turn on heat to medium.  Sauté onion in skillet until translucent (I used the beef fat to sauté it), add to soup mixture.  Add softened cream cheese to soup mixture and whisk until incorporated (until any traces of white are gone).  Add remainder of ingredients and simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Ranch Dressing

Ranch Dressing makes EVERYTHING taste better!!  I decided I wanted to eat more salads, but really hate most dressing.  On one of my usual trips to Saltgrass Steak House for lunch, I decided I'd opt for the grilled chicken salad (no croutons or tortilla strips though) with RANCH!!   Their ranch was so good, I ended up eating there like three more times that week.  I decided their probably had some stuff I should not have...so that lead me on this new quest.  Here is my first attempt:

1/2 Cup Mayo
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1/2 Cup Full Fat Buttermilk
1/2 tsp dried chives
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp dried dill weed
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp celtic sea salt
1/8 tsp black pepper

I mixed the liquids first, with a whisk and then added in the dried spices and let it set in the fridge for about an hour.

This tasted pretty good, but I felt it was too "mayo" tasting.  I should not be able to taste that the dressing has mayo in it!  I've done a little more looking around and have some more suggestions of things to try on my next round.  But the fact my 8 year old took down THREE bowls of chef salad with this dressing, means I'm on the right track!!