Vegetarian

Basic Black Bean Soup is for Dinner.

Basic Black Bean Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Basic Black Bean Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Basic Black Bean Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Basic Black Bean Soup are:

- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ? cup finely chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ? cup finely chopped celery
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped jalape?o pepper (use precaution when
handling)
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes, including liquid
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt, freshly ground black pepper, and red pepper fl akes to taste

Here is how you make Basic Black Bean Soup:

1. Heat oil in saut? pan over medium heat; add onion and garlic and saut? for2 minutes.2. Add celery and jalape?o pepper and sweat for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove fromheat and set aside.3. Place 1 can black beans and ? diced tomatoes and all the water in a largesaucepan (if using immersion blender) or blender. Puree until smooth.4. Combine the puree, the remaining beans, and tomatoes with the onion,garlic, celery, and jalape?o in the large saucepan. Stir in cumin and thenseason with salt, pepper, and red pepper fl akes as desired.5. Cover pot and simmer over medium heat until well heated; reduce heat tolow and adjust the lid to release steam while simmering for 20 minutes.Serve hot.Serving Size: 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RHONDAJ130.

The nutritional information for Basic Black Bean Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 163.5

• Total Fat: 2.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 161.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 25.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.9 g
• Protein: 8.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Basic Black Bean Soup is Vegan