Black Bean Soup

Black Bean SoupJames Baigrie
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Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 10m | Total Time: 30m

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Heat the salsa in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in the beans and broth, then heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Cool slightly, then spoon half the soup into a food processor or blender and puree.
  4. Return the pureed soup to the saucepan and heat through. Stir in the sherry (if desired).
  5. Serve with the sour cream, additional salsa, and lime wedges (if desired).
By Pilar Guzman,  November 2003

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 151
  • Calcium  97mg
  • Carbohydrate  28g
  • Cholesterol  6mg
  • Fat  3g
  • Fiber  10g
  • Iron  3mg
  • Protein  9mg
  • Sat Fat  2g
  • Sodium  830mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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The soup can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

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