Miracle Black Bean Veggie Soup Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash 1 can black beans; set aside. In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion, red pepper and jalapeno in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Stir in the broth, tomatoes, cumin, coriander, hot sauce, pepper, bay leaf, mashed black beans and remaining whole beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. , Discard bay leaf. Stir in lime juice. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1-1/2 teaspoons green onion.

BLACK BEAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir carrots, onion, and garlic until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir chili powder and cumin into onion mixture; cook and stir until evenly coated, about 2 minutes.
• Pour broth over onion mixture and add 1/2 of the black beans, corn, and black pepper. Bring broth mixture to a boil.
• Blend tomatoes and remaining 1 1/2 cans black beans together in a food processor or blender until smooth; pour into broth mixture. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer until carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

VEGETARIAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight; drain.
• In a large soup pot, heat oil. Add in garlic, onion, red peppers, celery, celery leaves and carrots. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, until veggies start to soften.
• Add water, bay leaves, canned tomatoes, salt, pepper, cumin, oregano and cilantro. Bring to a boil. Add drained black beans.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for about 2 hours or until beans are tender.
• Discard bay leaves and serve.

ZONYA'S MIRACLE SOUP

Steps:

• Add water and Broth to large Stock Pot over medium-high heat.
• Toss in all your chopped vegetables and other ingredients. Bring to a boil, then lower to simmer.
• Cook until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• SERVE and ENJOY!
• This recipe makes 16 1-1/2 cup servings.
• With the optional salt added, each serving has 70 calories with 0 calories from fat. It has 0 g fat, 4 g Fiber, 0 mg Cholesterol. 470 mg Sodium, 2 g Protein, 16 g Total Carbohydrates, and 10 g Sugar.
• Before experimenting with the soup, I suggest you make the first batch exactly to get the nutritional values, and to also see how you really will not need to improve on it. It is delicious, it has some bite from the spices, it is filling and has no annoying cabbage taste, It is really comforting and full of flavor.
• For the Soup mix, I use Lipton's Recipe Selects. They come in a box with two 10 ounce envelopes. For the cabbage, use a food processor or buy in a bag pre-shredded. 4 cups is about 1/2 head of a large cabbage. Where I live it is hard to find the Tomato Juice, but it is made by Campbell's. Sacramento brand has too much sodium. However, I find that the Vegetable Broth/Stock works just fine and is easier to get. For the canned tomatoes, you can also use canned Stewed tomatoes if they're available in low sodium.
• Perfect for Lunch or Dinner when dieting with Low-Fat wheat crackers or a sandwich, and some sliced fruit.

BLACK BEAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Soak black beans in water overnight.
• The next day, drain and rinse before using.
• In a large saucepan or heavy bottom cooking pot, add 1/2 cup of broth, chopped onion and chopped garlic and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes.
• or until onions are jnst tender.
• Stir in black beans; add 2 cups water, diced potato, crushed plum tomatoes including liquid, thyme, cumin, green beans, and remaining broth; return to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add shredded carrots, green and red peppers, chopped celery, Tabasco sauce and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Garnish each serving with chopped green onions.
• Refrigerate any unused portion.
• You may wish to add some low-sodium soy sauce to the soup, use about 2 tablespoons, however it will increase the sodium count.
• You can also use canned black beans to speed up the process.
• Use 2- 15 fluid ounce cans, drained and rinsed.
• Cauliflower florets would also enhance the soup, use about 1 cup of florets.