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This Easy Black Bean Soup is zesty, filling, and ready in just 30 minutes. Loaded with black beans, spices, and lots of flavor, this simple soup serves as a hearty main dish and is perfect for a meatless entree!

Easy Black Bean Soup

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This Easy Black Bean Soup is zesty, filling, and ready in just 30 minutes. Loaded with black beans, spices, and lots of flavor, this simple soup serves as a hearty main dish and is perfect for a meatless entree!
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword black bean recipe, soup recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 249
Author Gayle

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small white onion diced
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 can (14.5 ounce) Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 cans (14.5 ounce) black beans drained and rinsed
  • Juice of one lime

Garnish

  • Cilantro
  • Lime wedge
  • Sour cream

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a medium soup pot or saucepan.
  • Add onion and saute until begins to soften, about 2-3 minutes. Add minced garlic and saute an additional minute.
  • Stir in chicken broth, Rotel diced tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and black beans. Bring mixture to a boil. Then, reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Remove from heat. Transfer half of soup to a blender or medium bowl. Using a blender or immersion blender, blend until pureed.
  • Pour pureed soup back into pot. Add lime juice and stir. Serve immediately and garnish with cilantro, a lime wedge, and/or sour cream, if desired.

Notes

Lightly adapted from The Pioneer Woman.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 797mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 268IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 4mg