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Black Bean Soup - fat free and low sodium is for Soup.

Black Bean Soup - fat free and low sodium takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Black Bean Soup - fat free and low sodium takes 120 minutes to cook.

Black Bean Soup - fat free and low sodium makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Black Bean Soup - fat free and low sodium are:

dry black beans, 2 cups
Garlic, 3 cloves
Onions, raw, 1 medium (2-1/2" dia)
Mixed Vegetables, frozen, half of a 10oz package (or more if you like)
Red Gold petite diced Mexican fiesta tomatoes (or other relatively low-sodium spicy canned tomatoes), 3 cups
Pepper, red or cayenne, .25 tsp or to taste
Oregano, .25 tsp or to taste

Here is how you make Black Bean Soup - fat free and low sodium:

1) cook the beans with just water (and the onions & garlic if you like them very well done) until soft. You want to have at least triple the water as you have beans so figure about 6cups of water. This will take a fairly long time but you can just bring it to a boil, cover, turn off your stove, and let it sit for an hr or so. Do it again and they should be about ready for the other ingredients. Test one though and keep simmering if they aren't ready. If it's easy to smoosh then they're ready. Don't add anything else until the beans are soft all the way through.2) Mash the black beans as much as you like (this step is optional, but it makes a big difference and the final soup seems more creamy the more smashed they are). You could even puree it if you don't like the skins... but it's completely optional. 3) Add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer and stir until the veggies are cooked as you like them. Taste and add additional seasonings if you like.4) Serve as-is or garnish with whatever you like. If you can have more sodium you could go nuts with a good mild melting cheese. Add more hot pepper for more of a fiesta. =)makes 8 servings (of about 1.25cups each)Number of Servings: 8

The nutritional information for Black Bean Soup - fat free and low sodium is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 101.2

• Total Fat: 0.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 199.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 16.5 g
• Protein: 10.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Black Bean Soup - fat free and low sodium is Vegan