Black Bean Soup

Name: Black Bean Soup Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 510 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. olive oil; 1 small onion chopped; 1 medium carrot chopped; 1/2 cup green pepper chopped; 1 garlic cloves minced; 3 cups cooked black beans; 1 can tomatoes diced undrained; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp.ground cumin; 1 tsp.dried thyme; 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper; 4 cups water; *optional salt and pepper to taste; ** optional 2 tsp.lemon or lime juice; *** optional vegetable or chicken stock instead of water

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Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 480

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. olive oil1 small onion,chopped1 medium carrot,chopped1/2 cup green pepper,chopped1 garlic cloves,minced3 cups cooked black beans1 can tomatoes,diced undrained2 bay leaves1 tsp.ground cumin1 tsp.dried thyme1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper4 cups water*optional salt and pepper to taste** optional 2 tsp.lemon or lime juice*** optional vegetable or chicken stock instead of water

Directions

Saute onion, bell pepper,and garlic in olive oil 5 minutes while you prep the remaining vegetables.
Transfer to crock pot. Add the beans, tomatoes and their juice, 4 cups water (or *optional vegetable stock or chicken stock),bay leaves, cumin,thyme,and cayenne, and season with salt and black pepper to preference.
Just before serving,stir in the optional lemon juice. To thicken, puree at least 2 cups of the soup solids and return to the cooker.
This make 6 very generous servings.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 152.1
Total Fat: 2.8 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 49.1 mg
Total Carbs: 24.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.4 g
Protein: 8.3 g

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Member Reviews

LILMAMAVT
this was great. I made mine in the slow cooker with 2C dried beans and 6C of water. Soooo Good!! Thank You - 1/6/09
APRILDAWN678
How long do you cook this, and what setting do you use? I want to make this today! - 12/9/08

Reply from GROOVYKARMA1 (12/9/08)
I use a crock pot but you could put it on the stove top. With a crock pot I let it cook 6-8 hours.Pre-cooked beans saves a lot of time & you could rush it in an hour.I prefer the crock-pot to give flavors a chance to blend.
FEFIFO
I made this but made it the way I always do by sauteing the onion, bell pepper, garlic in olive oil then add canned black beans, salt and pepper to taste. If you just want more beans then soup, skim some of the juice off. My family loves it over yellow rice with cuban bread. - 5/11/09
DIANNEMT
My daughter did add corn, sliced jalepenos and a few more veggies but it was great the first day AND as leftovers! Thank you for sharing! - 1/15/13
ANNNIEK
This was fantastic! I made it with 3 cups water instead of 4, and pureed it at about 7 hours, then let it cook another half hour or so. Great with some lite sour cream! - 3/1/10
MCDOODLE99
Delicious! I also made it with dried beans - 2 cups dried beans and about 5 1/2 cups water. It worked great. I also added about 1 TB Wyler's chicken granules. - 6/2/09
BLESTMAMATO1
This was delicious! I added turkey bacon for my husband and I used canned black beans. The soup was a little thin (even after pureeing the beans) so I would cut down on some of the broth. - 3/1/09
KJDALTON
This was very good; I also used 2cups dried beans with 6cups water and added more cumin. - 5/8/13
HAZEL422
This was such a perfect comnbination of flavors! The only thing I did different was doubling the veggies because I am a veggie-aholic. I loved the consistancy and flavor. Thanks for sharing such a simple and delicious recipe!! - 10/21/10
CLARINDADODSON
This soup was terrific! My husband likes a brothier soup, and I like mine creamier. I thought it was much better after I blended it some. - 1/28/10
LUMPYDOODLE
My family loved it. My youngest daughter who hates anything healthy even enjoyed it and thanked me for the meal. My husband found it nice and spicy but the kids did not feel it was too spicy. This will definately become a staple in our house. - 1/25/10
LISAGEGARE
I wonder how much one sixth of this recipe actually is. Did anyone measure out the finished soup? - 12/13/08
SWEETNLOW70
This is delicious . . . and so good on a cold day. - 1/25/10
SAUN63
Good but I think I'll try the lemon and/or add more pepper next time. - 12/30/09
LUNAFIREHAWK
Delicious! - 12/15/09
NOTTRYDO
This is SO good! This is the second Spark recipe I've made and it was a huge hit - flavorful, great color and filling. For one of the 14-oz cans of tomatoes I used a can of diced roasted tomatoes and I used smoked sausage. I'm sure it is just as tasty in its original form. Thank you - great recipe! - 10/7/09
CHEEBOLOVE
My meat-loving husband was shocked that something so delicious could be made without beef or chicken! - 9/1/09
RAFFERM
This is a good basic recipe. i cut out the water and replaced it with beef broth and added cubed ham. Changed the flavor and the calorie piece a bit. - 7/26/09
WIFEOFALLTRADES
I just made this for dinner and my husband and I love it!!! I used diced tomatoes with green chilies in them because we love food on the "hotter" side. - 6/23/09
PUPPERMOM
I got up early to saute the veggies and my husband awoke to those wonderful smells. It was wonderful to come home to this yummy meal. My daughter is home from college and shys away from meat. She was glad to be home for dinner this night! Thanks, - 12/26/08
PAMMYTHAI
i made this today--double recipe-- in the crock pot, as suggested, and it was superb!! i needed to add quite a bit of salt (since I didn't use chicken or vegetable broth but water). so glad i have a big pot for us to eat on all week! - 12/13/08
OPAL2407
This is good!!!!made it without the tomatoes and used fresh thyme and garnished with chopped scallions...reminded me of my years in Miami eating Cuban Food without the roast pork and the fried plantains and the rice, ok ok I am coming back to reality the soup was good. - 12/9/08
ANAROSEN
Yum! Made with dry beans and 6 cups of water, another review did it that way so I thought I would try. This was my first time using dry beans. This dish is so healthy it tastes nourishing and guilt free! Really delicious. Herbs. Yes. Will be doubling recipe next time to freeze a batch for later. - 6/20/16
CARDAMOMMA
Excellent basic black bean soup recipe. Spices are perfect. Cooking dried beans rather than using canned adds depth. I used the last of summer 2013 farmer's market height-of-summer tomatoes (frozen), and I topped it with fresh cilantro from the garden. Home baked whole wheat bread on the side. Yum! - 5/19/14
COCOA-JUMBO
Awesome! - 11/1/12