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Black Bean Soup Recipe
by Carolinaheartstrings

Black Bean Soup

We are soup lovers at my house and The Husband and I are big fans of black beans, so . . . . you can see where this is leading right? Yep, a big pot of hot satisfying black bean soup with your favorite salad, biscuit or corn bread concoction on the side and you have the perfect meal!

Rating: 4/5
Avg. 4/5 1 vote
Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small white onion chopped (this is approximately 1/2 cup)
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/2 cup salsa (your favorite one)
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice

Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven heat olive oil. Add onion and garlic, stirring until onion begins to soften. Add chili powder and cumin and cook for 1 minute. Add beans, water, salsa, red pepper flakes and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lime juice. Ladle half of the soup into a food processor and puree. Pour the puree mixture back into the Dutch oven and stir into the remaining soup. It is now ready to serve! Makes 4 servings of about 1 1/4 cup each.