Southwestern Black Bean Soup Recipe

This Southwestern black bean soup recipe tastes delicious and is healthy too.

Healthy soup recipes and tasty vegetarian soup recipes can be the staple of a well rounded healthy diet and this one sure fills the bill.

Serve it with a dollop of sour cream and surrounded by tortilla chips for an easy Mexican dinner any day of the week.

Black Bean Soup

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
3 garlic clove, chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
3 carrots, sliced
3 parsnips, sliced
6 cups boiling chicken broth (or water or vegetable broth)
1 can black beans, drained

Heat oil in a non-stick skillet. Add onions and saute until they are translucent. Add garlic and cumin and cook 3 minutes longer. Add carrots and parsnips and cook 3 minutes longer. Add boiling broth or water. Deglaze the pot by stirring up the small bits from the bottom of the pot. Add black beans. Simmer for 1 hour.

Serves 6


Tips and Variations:

• This soup can be pureed in a blender if you want a creamy black bean soup.
• Use vegetable broth in place of the chicken broth to create one of the nicest vegetarian healthy soup recipes you will find.

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