Easy Black Bean Soup Recipe
This Easy Black Bean Soup Recipe is made with basic pantry essentials including canned black beans, onion, carrots, and celery. Filled with hearty plant-based protein and gut-loving fiber, enjoy this healthy and delicious vegan soup with all your favorite toppings including salsa, sour cream, avocado, and more!
Servings: 6 servings
Cost: $12
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 jalapeno diced (optional)
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 3 large carrots peeled and chopped
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup water or broth
- 5 (15 ounce) cans black beans 3 cans with all liquid, 2 cans drained but not rinsed
- ½ cup salsa homemade or storebought (see notes)
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lime juiced
Instructions
- Heat one tablespoon olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes or until the onions turn translucent. Add the jalapeno, celery, and carrots. Continue to cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring often. In the last two minutes stir in the minced garlic and water (or broth), mixing well to combine. Cover, and allow vegetables to steam for 2-3 minutes.
- Once vegetables have softened (the celery typically takes the longest), add the black beans. I added three cans of black beans with all the liquid. The other two cans were drained, but not rinsed.
- Add the salsa (or diced tomatoes) and season with ground cumin, salt, pepper, and fresh lime juice. Bring to a low boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent the beans from burning to the bottom of the pot.
- Serve warm topped with additional salsa, hot sauce, sour cream (non-vegan), cheese (non-vegan), avocado, or crushed tortilla chips.
Notes
- If you don't have any salsa on hand, 1 (15 ounce) can of diced tomatoes will also work great.
- Leftovers are best enjoyed within 5-7 days.
- This black bean soup recipe (without toppings) is naturally gluten-free, vegan, and dairy-free.
Nutrition
Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1480mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 25g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1223IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
