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Black Bean & Chipotle Pepper Soup
Ingredients
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1
cup chopped green sweet pepper (1 large)
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1
cup chopped onion (1 large)
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2
cloves garlic, minced
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1
tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil
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2
15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
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1
14 ounce can beef broth
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1
cup chopped tomato (2 medium)
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2
tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro or parsley
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1
tablespoon snipped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
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2
teaspoons snipped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
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2
teaspoons chopped canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
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Dairy sour cream (optional)
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Fresh cilantro sprigs (optional)
Directions
1. In a large saucepan cook sweet pepper, onion, and garlic in hot oil for 3 minutes. Stir in black beans, beef broth, tomato, snipped cilantro, thyme, oregano, and chipotle pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
2. If desired, mash beans slightly.* If desired, garnish with sour cream and cilantro sprigs.
3. Makes 4 servings (5 cups)
From the Test Kitchen
- Note *For a pureed bean soup, cool soup slightly. Place half of the soup in a food processor or blender. Cover and process or blend until smooth. Repeat with remaining soup.
Nutrition Facts
(Black Bean & Chipotle Pepper Soup)
- Servings Per Recipe 4,
- Calories 207,
- Protein (gm) 16,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 37,
- Fat, total (gm) 4,
- Cholesterol (mg) 1,
- Saturated fat (gm) 1,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 12,
- Sugar, total (gm) 4,
- Vitamin A (IU) 680,
- Vitamin C (mg) 35,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 1,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 20,
- Sodium (mg) 911,
- Potassium (mg) 689,
- Calcium (DV %) 101,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Vegetables () 1,
- Starch () 2,
- Very Lean Meat () 1,
- Fat () 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I fond this in the vegetarian section yet it uses beef broth! Use vegetable broth instead.
1/31/2011 06:04:32 PM Report AbuseVery good. I pureed my soup in the blender and this added to the prep time, but it was very good and didn't taste as expected.
11/8/2010 11:59:37 AM Report Abuse