Black Bean Vegetable Soup

1 tbls olive oil
onion
garlic clove
2 med carrots
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
2 cups water
2 cups chicken stock
1 can corn
3 cans black beans
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 tsp black pepper

heat olive oil, add chopped onion, chopped carrots, and garlic. Sautee until soft about 5 minutes. Add cumin and chilipowder, cook one minute. Add corn, water, pepper, stock, and 1 1/2 can of black beans. Heat until boiling. Meanwhile in blender, blend tomatoes and remaining beans. Add to boiling mixture. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until carrots are soft.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JTREED06.