Pork and Black Bean Soup

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Your slow cooker does almost all of the heavy lifting to make this Pork and Black Bean Soup recipe spicy, savory, and delicious. Serve this pork soup with a side of tortilla chips to use for scooping (in addition to a spoon, of course!).

Pork and Black Bean Soup
Photo: Blaine Moats
Prep Time:
25 mins
Stand Time:
1 hrs
Slow Cook Time:
8 hrs
Total Time:
9 hrs 25 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
7 1/2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry black beans, rinsed and drained

  • 6 cup water

  • 1 pound boneless pork loin

  • 4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth

  • 1 cup water

  • ½ cup chopped onion (1 medium)

  • ½ cup chopped carrot (1 medium)

  • ½ cup chopped green sweet pepper (1 small)

  • ½ cup bottled chipotle salsa or salsa

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

  • ½ teaspoon liquid smoke

  • 1 clove garlic, minced

  • Snipped fresh cilantro

Directions

  1. In a large pot combine beans and the 6 cups water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans. Meanwhile, trim fat from meat. Cut meat into 3/4-inch pieces.

  2. In a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker combine drained beans, meat, broth, the 1 cup water, the onion, carrot, sweet pepper, salsa, cumin, liquid smoke, and garlic.

  3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle each serving with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

259 Calories
7g Fat
24g Carbs
24g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 259
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 9%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 52mg 17%
Sodium 513mg 22%
Total Carbohydrate 24g 9%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 24g
Vitamin C 12.4mg 62%
Calcium 70.7mg 5%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Potassium 755mg 16%
Folate, total 145.1mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.3mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.6mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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