Black Bean Soup w/Orange

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 421.7
  • Total Fat: 19.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 33.3 mg
  • Sodium: 813.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 37.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 11.0 g
  • Protein: 25.2 g

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Introduction

This soup takes about 2.5hrs total, including time to soak beans. Great with cornbread or tortilla chips. Can easily be made vegetarian by adding veggie chorizo. This soup takes about 2.5hrs total, including time to soak beans. Great with cornbread or tortilla chips. Can easily be made vegetarian by adding veggie chorizo.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 lb dried black beans
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    8 oz Spanish Chorizo cut into 1/4 in cubes
    2 cups chopped onion
    1.5 tablespoon dried oregano
    .5 teaspoon red pepper flake
    .5 teaspoon salt
    6-7 cups chicken stock

    optional-
    2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro for garnish
    .5 cup sour cream or greek yogurt for garnish
    orange zest for garnish

Tips

This soup can be make ahead of tme and reaheated. If in a rush you could also use canned beans. It can also easily be made vegeterian by using veggie chorizo.


Directions

If using dried beans either soak over night or put sorted beasn in a large bowl and over with 6 cups of boiling water. Soak for 1 hour and set aside.

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
Add chorizo when oil is hot and saute for 3 mins
Add oinon and cook for 3 more mins, sitiring occasionally
Add oregano, red pepper flakes and salt
Add beans and 6 cups of stock
Bring to a simmer, reduce heat and cover

Cook soup covered till beans are tender (about 1hr)
Remove lid, if too much liquid has evaporated add 1 cup stock. If too thin, remove about .5 cup of solids in soup and blend then add back to the soup.

Add orange juice

Taste and salt if needed.

Can be garnished with; cilantro, orange zest, sour cream or plain greek yogurt.





Serving Size: Makes 6 servings, approx 2.5 cups each serving

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HOLLYBDR.