Recipe Name Black Bean Soup Submitted by Guest Recipe Description The Best Black Bean Soup! Quantity 0 Quantity Unit Prep Time (minutes) 15 Cook Time (minutes) 30 Ready In (minutes) 45

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 1 large Onion, chopped 1/3 large (2-1/4 per lb, approx 3-3/4" long, 3" dia) green pepper, finely chopped 1/3 large (2-1/4 per lb, approx 3-3/4" long, 3" dia) orange pepper, chopped 1/3 large (2-1/4 per lb, approx 3-3/4" long, 3" dia) Peppers, sweet, red, raw, chopped 1/3 pepper, large (3 3/4 inch long, 3 inch dia) yellow sweet pepper 2 cloves garlic minced 4 cans (15 oz) black beans, canned, Bush's 1 can (16 fl oz) tomatoes canned, diced 4 cups chicken broth, low sodium, and fat free 1 teaspoon salt, to taste 1 teaspoon pepper, to taste 1/2 teaspoon cumin, ground 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes Steps Sequence Step 1 Heat olive oil over medium/high heat. Saute onions, bell peppers, and garlic until tender (about 10 mins). 2 Add 3 cans of the black beans (save one off to the side), tomatoes, chicken broth, salt, pepper, cumin and red pepper flake (can add additional red pepper flake to make spicier). 3 Simmer for 20 minutes. 4 Using an immersion blender or small batches in a traditional blender, blend until the mixture is about 3/4 smooth - there should be some small pieces of beans, onions and peppers. 5 Add additional can of black beans into the mixture un-blended. 6 Simmer an additional 10 minutes. 7 Serve. Can top with monterey jack cheese and/or sour cream.