Black Bean Chipotle Soup

Name: Black Bean Chipotle Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts, 1 cup sauce).
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 1 large onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon canola oil; 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained; 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth; 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes; 1 tablespoon chopped chipotle pepper in adobo sauce; 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; SAUCE:; 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream; 2 green onion tops, chopped; 1 garlic clove, peeled; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon adobo sauce; 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 30 min.

Makes

8 servings (2 quarts, 1 cup sauce)

I am a vegetarian, but the rest of my family is not. But they prefer this soup to a traditional meaty chili because it’s packed with so much flavor.—Janice Schneider, Parkville, Missouri

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Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon canola oil
2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon chopped chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
SAUCE:
1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 green onion tops, chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon adobo sauce
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

Directions

In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add the beans, broth, tomatoes, chipotle pepper, bay leaves and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a blender, combine the sour cream, green onion tops, garlic, salt and adobo sauce; cover and process until blended.
Discard bay leaves from soup. Top each serving with sauce and sprinkle with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 185 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 883mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 7g fiber), 10g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1 starch, 1 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

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