Cola Black Bean Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 255.2
  • Total Fat: 0.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 360.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 48.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 17.5 g
  • Protein: 15.0 g

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Introduction

Cola is the secret ingredient in this easy black bean soup recipe. The black beans are further flavoured with onion, garlic, cumin, chili powder, and lime. Cola is the secret ingredient in this easy black bean soup recipe. The black beans are further flavoured with onion, garlic, cumin, chili powder, and lime.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    3 cups dried black beans, soaked overnight and drained
    1 onion, coarsely chopped
    1 jalapeno chile, chopped
    3 cloves garlic, pressed
    ½ cup caffeine-free cola soda
    3 cups vegetable broth
    Juice of 1 lime
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1 teaspoon ground coriander
    ½ teaspoon chili powder, or more to taste
    1 teaspoon kosher salt, or more to taste

Directions

Place black beans, chopped onion, chile pepper and garlic in a large heavy pot.
Add cola and broth.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until black beans are tender, about 1 ½ hours.
Remove 2 cups of the black beans and place in a blender with lime juice, cumin, chili powder, and salt.
Puree the mixture and return to the pot of black beans.
Stir to combine and cook 20 minutes longer.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.