Black Bean Soup
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 cup soup and 1 tablespoon sour cream)
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried black beans
- 2 bacon slices, chopped
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3/4 cup chopped carrot
- 3/4 cup chopped celery
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
- 4 (14-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, undrained
- 1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
Preparation
Sort and wash beans; place in a large bowl. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours or overnight. Drain and rinse beans.
Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings in pan. Add onion, carrot, and celery to drippings in pan; sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and jalapeño; sauté 2 minutes. Add beans, bacon, broth, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Place 4 cups soup in a blender or food processor; let stand 5 minutes. Process until smooth; return pureed soup to pan. Stir in cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Serve with sour cream.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 215 (20% from fat)
- Fat:
- 4.8g (sat 2.1g,mono 1.6g,poly 0.7g)
- Protein:
- 12g
- Carbohydrate:
- 32.5g
- Fiber:
- 7.7g
- Cholesterol:
- 8mg
- Iron:
- 3mg
- Sodium:
- 570mg
- Calcium:
- 95mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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An easy recipe that is very delicious and flavorful. The lime juice, jalapeno & cilantro add lots of depth to this recipe.02/02/10
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This soup is good but, I agree, it lacks zip. I added a lot more cilantro and lime for flavor and that helped. Also, I didn't care for the consistency once pureed. It was so thick the following day that it was almost like bean dip, not soup. I added a several cups of water to thin it down, thus subtracting even more zip. I think this is a good start but definitely needs tinkering. If you're good at that, by all means try this but if you prefer to just follow the recipe, probably not the best black bean soup for you.12/01/08





