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Black Bean Soup for Two Recipe

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I cooked for two people for the first 7 years of my marriage. Today, I'm a stay-at-home mom with a toddler, but I still appreciate small-scale recipes. I like to serve this zesty soup with tortillas topped with melted cheese.—Wendy Anderson, Santa Rosa, California

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Black Bean Soup for Two Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 70 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

5 70 75

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14 ounces) vegetable or beef broth
1 bay leaf
1 to 2 tablespoons lime juice
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Pepper to taste

Directions

In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in the cumin, oregano and chili powder; saute 2 minutes longer. Add the tomato sauce, beans, broth and bay leaf.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir in lime juice; simmer 10-15 minutes longer. Discard bay leaf. Add pepper sauce and pepper. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1-cup serving (prepared with reduced-sodium beef broth) equals 314 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1,419 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 10 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 vegetable, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Black Bean Soup for Two in Taste of Home February/March 2004, p27

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Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2013 by ksjewell

One of my favorite soups

Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2012 by Tinkermom_3

Great soup! I added 2 diced carrots, another can of black beans and a can of chicken broth (in addition to the beef broth). I wanted to stretch this to last for leftovers. I also slightly puréed the soup so it would be slightly thicker. Instead of adding the lime and Tabasco to the soup I served it with the soup, along with some sour cream, so that we could each add to our own taste.

Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2011 by kbussey

I like to make soup and take them to work for lunch. Glad this recipe only makes two serving. It smells wonderful cooking but the taste reminds me of something from a can. Hard to understand why this would be rated high or win anything.

Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2011 by Bratrattery

It was excellent, especially with crackers. Next time, however, I would add only 1 tsp of lime juice, not the called for 1-2 TBSP. I used 1 TBSP and it tasted strongly of lime- it wasn't as strong after the first few bites, but a little more lime flavor than I would have liked.