Best Hearty Black Bean Soup Recipes

HEALTHY & HEARTY BLACK BEAN SOUP RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stock-pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat until the oil begins to shimmer.
• Add onions, celery, carrot, and bell pepper. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften.
• Add garlic, salt, and pepper, and continue to cook for an additional 10 minutes until vegetables are soft and the onions are translucent.
• Add cumin, black beans, vegetable stock, and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
• Cover the pot and cook over low heat for 30 minutes until the beans are very tender.
• Remove the bay leaf. Transfer about 4 cups (900 g) of the soup to a blender and puree until smooth, being careful not to splatter hot soup all over yourself and kitchen.
• Pour blended soup back into the pot and mix to incorporate.
• Keep over low heat until ready to serve. Garnish with fresh avocado, queso fresco, chopped cilantro, and tortilla chips.
• Enjoy!

HEARTY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 12 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 9-11 hours or until vegetables are tender. Serve with rice.

HEARTY HAM BONE BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place ham bone in a large slow cooker.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute celery, onion, and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture over the ham bone in the slow cooker.
• Saute carrots, potatoes, and red bell pepper in the same saucepan until coated in oil, about 1 minute. Transfer vegetables to the slow cooker; add water, black beans, vegetable juice, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, cumin, salt, and black pepper. Cover and cook on High until soup is warm, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low; continue to cook for 5 to 6 hours.
• Remove ham bone from the soup. Separate meat from the bone and return to the soup; discard the bone. Cover soup and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight. Discard thick fat on the top of the soup and reheat.

HEARTY & THICK BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in the water OR bring to boil then let stand for 1 hour; drain.
• Cook bacon in heavy, large pot over medium heat until golden brown and crisp, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in garlic, celery, carrot, onion, jalapeño and bay leaf.
• Cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Add chili powder, cumin, cayenne and pepper.
• Stir until aromatic, about 1 minute.
• Add beans and broth.
• Cook at a slow boil until beans are tender and most of the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• I have used more broth to make it a soup.
• Season with salt.
• Mustard's serves these beans topped with chopped red onions, a dollop of sour cream and chopped chives.

HEARTY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pan, saute onion and garlic in olive oil.
• Stir in oregano, thyme, cumin, and cayenne; cook 1 minute.
• Puree 1/2 of the black beans in a blender.
• Add puree, remaining beans, and broth to pan.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro or parsley.

HEARTY CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in a heavy pot. Add enough cold water to cover beans by 2". Bring to a boil; remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes. Drain beans; return to same pot. Add 8 cups cold water. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, ans simmer until beans are tender, adding more water by cupfuls as needed to cover beans, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Drain beans.
• Heat same pot over medium heat. Add chorizo and bacon and cook until chorizo is brown and bacon is crisp, stirring frequently and breaking up chorizo with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Add onion and next 4 ingredients. Cook until onion is translucent, stirring frequently about 5 minutes. Add 4 cups broth, tomatoes with juice, and beans. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 20 minutes for flavors to blend. Cool slightly.
• Working batches, coarsely puree soup in processor using on/off turns. Return puree to pot, adding more broth as needed for desired consistency. Can be made ahead to this point. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled.
• Bring soup to boil. Add sherry; reduce heat to medium and simmer 3 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped cilantro. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place large spoonful salsa in each of 6 large bowls. Ladle soup over salsa. Serve, passing additional salsa, chopped cilantro, sour cream, guacamole, and chili powder alongside.

FAST & EASY HEARTY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Place beans and liquid in a medium saucepan.
• 2. Partially mash beans with a potato masher.
• 3. Place over high heat;stir in salsa, chili powder and broth.
• 4. Bring to boil.
• 5. Ladle soup into bowls.
• 6. Top with cheese, sour cream, onions and cilantro to taste.
• 7. Serve with tortilla chips and margaritas.

HEARTY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook about 5 minutes or until onion is translucent.
• Add beef; sprinkle with cumin, chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook about 5 minutes or until beef is browned.
• Add beans, tomatoes, green chiles, salsa and lime juice. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer. Taste broth; adjust seasoning as necessary and add hot sauce if more spice is desired. Simmer up to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While soup is simmering, prepare Toppings.

EASY HEARTY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Saute onion in oil in lg pot over medium heat. Cook 2 mins. Add cumin, garlic, saute 2 mins. Add broth, tomatoes, beans and chili peppers. Bring to a boil, cover, simmer 5 mins. Garnish w/ sour cream.

HEARTY BLACK BEAN & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large saucepan on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 3 Tbsp. drippings from pan.
• Add onions, celery, carrots and garlic to drippings in pan; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in beans, broth and pepper; simmer on low heat 15 min.
• Process soup in food processor or blender container until smooth. Return to pan. Stir in bacon and sherry; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.