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Safeway Black Bean Soup is for Soup.

Safeway Black Bean Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Safeway Black Bean Soup takes 120 minutes to cook.

Safeway Black Bean Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Safeway Black Bean Soup are:

1 lb dried black beans, cleaned and soaked overnight in 6 cups water(will use water)

1/2 lb low sodium bacon, diced

2 cups carrots, finely diced

2 cups onions, finely diced

2 cups celery, finely diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp cumin, ground

1 tsp thyme, dried

1 tsp oregano, dried

1 bay leaf

1 tsp black pepper, freshly ground

2 cans (64 oz) low sodium chicken or vegetable broth (calories based on chicken)

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 cup brown rice, cooked

2 tbsp lime juice

Toppings (optional): plain yogurt or sour cream, diced tomatos, diced onions, chopped cilantro

Here is how you make Safeway Black Bean Soup:

In a wide 8 quart pot or Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium high heat until crisp. Pour off and discard all but one tablespoon of fat. Add carrots, celery and onions. Saute for 1 minute. Cover and cook over medium low heat for 15 minutes until vegetables are soft, stirring occasionally.Stir in garlic, cumin, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and pepper. Cook, stirring for a few minutes. Stir in broth, tomato past and beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer, uncovered, for 2 hours, strring occasionally, until soup is thickened and beans are soft. Remove bay leaf. Stir in lime juice, rice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Makes 12 one cup servingsIf desired, serve topped with yogurt or sour cream, diced tomatos and onions, chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice. (I like to put a piece of honey buttered cornbread at the bottom of my bowl and ladle the soup over it. Yummmm!)Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KAWELABAYKID.

The nutritional information for Safeway Black Bean Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 148.2

• Total Fat: 3.6 g
• Cholesterol: 6.3 mg
• Sodium: 509.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
• Protein: 8.4 g