Black Bean Soup Recipe

4.50 from 2 votes

Easy Black Bean Soup is a 30 minute meal! This easy soup recipe is full of flavor and the perfect meal for a cold day. Black beans make a vegetarian soup the perfect dinner!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 114kcal

Author: Dorothy Kern

Cost: $8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 medium red pepper finely chopped
1 jalapeno seeds and ribs removed, chopped
4 cloves garlic minced
2 cans 15 ounces each black beans
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons ground cumin
3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 cup frozen corn
Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

Place a 3 quart pan or stock pot over medium heat. Add the oil and heat.
Add the onion, red pepper, and jalapeno to the pan. Cook until they start to soften, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook another minute.
Add the black beans with their liquid, the salt, pepper cumin and stock. Stir and cover. Bring to a boil and cook 15-20 minutes or until flavors are combined. Stir in corn and cook just until the corn is heated through.
Season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve with cilantro.

Notes

Top it with chopped fresh herbs like parsley or cilantro, a squeeze of lime juice and some shredded cheese.
For some crunch, add some tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips.
Add a dollop of sour cream with some sliced green onions or diced red onion.
Add a squeeze of fresh lime juice
Make Spicy Black Bean Soup by upping the spices - add some red pepper flakes and cayenne pepper, and use some of the seeds from the jalapeno.
Make this in the slow cooker by sauteeing all the vegetables on the stove as directed, then dumping all the ingredients into your crockpot and cooking on low for 6-8 hours.

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