Black Bean Soup

Black Bean Soup

from spendwithpennies.com
55 min

Tasty black bean soup is full of warming and hearty flavors!

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon (chopped, or 1 tablespoon butter)
  • 1 large yellow onion (chopped)
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 1 ½ cups diced red bell pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 30 ounces canned black beans (2 x 15 ounces cans, drained and rinsed)
  • 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
  • 14 ounces canned diced tomatoes (with juices)
  • 1 jalapeno (seeded and finely diced)
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 bay leaf
  • toppings as desired (see notes)

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove from the pan and set aside (reserving fat.)

  2. 2

    Add the onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic to the bacon fat and cook over medium heat until tender.

  3. 3

    Stir in the remaining ingredients (except bacon) and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.

  4. 4

    Remove the bay leaf and discard. Using an immersion blender, blend about half of the soup mixture to thicken. Stir in the bacon.

  5. 5

    Serve with sour cream, cilantro, and green onions if desired.