Mexican Bean Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 127.3
  • Total Fat: 2.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 10.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,256.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
  • Protein: 10.1 g

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Introduction

This is a nutritional bargain--low in calories, high in protein and fiber, low in fat... it's lightened from a version with "real" bacon, but this is just as good. This is a nutritional bargain--low in calories, high in protein and fiber, low in fat... it's lightened from a version with "real" bacon, but this is just as good.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 slices turkey bacon
    1/2 cup diced onion
    1/2 cup diced celery
    1 t. chopped garlic
    2 c. water plus 2 chicken boullion cubes
    1 can diced green chiles
    1 t. chili powder
    1/2 t. hot sauce
    1 can fat free refried beans

Directions

Cook the bacon in a large saucepan, then remove it from the pan to let it cool. Cook the onions, celery and garlic in the bacon grease for about 5 minutes. Add the water/boullion cubes and green chiles and heat until the boullion dissolves. Add the chili powder and hot sauce, then stir in the refried beans. Heat through.

To serve, sprinkle with a little cheddar cheese and some crushed tortilla chips (not counted in calorie total.)

Serves 4 small bowls or 2 good sized lunch bowls.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROCKMAMA72.