Slow-cooker Cajun-style Black Bean soup

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
1 lb. black beans, previously soaked for 24 hours to soften2 onions chopped2 green bell peppers chopped4 cloves garlic minced1 lean ham hock or 3/4 c. diced lean ham(or, in my case, one ham bone with some ham left on it)1 T olive oil1 T ground cumin2 t dried oregano1 t dried thyme1 t salt1/2 t black pepper5 C water2 T vinegar
Directions
1. put all ingredients except the vinegar into slow cooker.

2. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high 4-5 hours.

3. If using ham hock orham bone, remove meat from the bone after 3 or 4 hours, returning the meat to the soup.

4. Mix in vinegar and stir well.

**For a thicker soup, mash half of the bean mixture and then return it to the soup. For a soupier consistency, leave it as is.

Makes 10 servings of 1 & 1/2 cups.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SENORAHACHE.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 218.6
  • Total Fat: 3.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.0 mg
  • Sodium: 385.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 34.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 13.0 g
  • Protein: 12.0 g

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