Antioxidant-Packed Black Bean Soup

With this delicious and lightning fast meal, all of your "What should I make?" questions are answered. This recipe yields 4 small servings or 2 heaping servings.

Prep Time: 10 min.

Cook Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4-5 cups of soup

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Tbsp of olive oil

• 1 clove of garlic, chopped

• 1/2 a medium yellow onion, roughly chopped

• 2 - 15oz cans of Black Beans (no salt) drained and rinsed

• 2-3 cups of Broth (Chicken or Vegetable)

• 1 whole piece of a jarred Fire-Roasted Red Pepper

• 1/2 tsp of ground Cumin

• 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper ground

• 1/4 tsp Red Pepper flakes

• Salt 1/4 tsp or to taste

Optional Toppings:

• Chopped Parsley

• Chopped Cilantro

• Sour Cream

• Brown Rice

• Avocado

DIRECTIONS:​

1. In a medium pot, add olive oil. Turn burner on medium heat.

2. Add garlic and onion. Cook until softened but not browned.

3. Add 2 cups of Broth and remaining ingredients to the pot. Bring to a simmer.

4. Turn off the heat and blend the soup with an immersion blender or a regular blender. Blend to desired consistency. Be careful of hot splatter!

5. Serve alone or with a combination of toppings.

*Note: If soup is too thick, add more Broth to thin it out.