Quick Black Bean soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 187.2
  • Total Fat: 4.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 779.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 33.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 10.2 g
  • Protein: 11.4 g

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Introduction

Good as is or spice it up with salsa & cheese or low fat sour cream Good as is or spice it up with salsa & cheese or low fat sour cream
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    2 tbl. olive oil
    1/2 cup chopped onion
    1/2 cup chopped green or red pepper
    3 cloves minced garlic
    1 - 2 Tbl chile powder
    1/2 - 1 Tbl ground cumin
    2 cups canned plum tomatoes diced
    6 cups canned black beans drained and rinsed with water
    salt & perrper to taste

Directions

Heat olive oil in skillet. Add onion & green pepper. Saute until soft. Do not allow to brown. Add chile powder, ground cumin and minced garlic. Saute for 2 - 3 minutes.
Mash up to 1/2 of black beans if desired.
In a large pot mix black beans and onion mixture. Add tomatoes. Add 2 cups (or more if desired) of water. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Add salt & pepper as desired.
Add chopped jalapenos or green chilies to spice it up if desired.
Serve as is or with salsa, sour cream, or grated cheese.
Garnish with chopped scallions.
Serves 8 to 12.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SINDURA.