Best Southwestern Bean Soup Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the onion in oil until tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until heated through.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. In the same pan, saute onion and jalapeno pepper until tender. Add garlic and saute; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the broth, corn, beans, lime juice, salt, hot pepper sauce, pepper and reserved chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. , Stir in cilantro. Top each serving with crumbled tortilla chips and cheese.

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine 11 soup ingredients in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 10 - 12 hours or high 4 - 5 hours.
• Make cumplings by mixing together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Combine egg white, milk and oil. Add to flour mixture. Stir with fork until just combined.
• At the end of the soup's cooking time, turn slow cooker to high. Drop dumplings by rounded teaspoonfuls to make 8 mounsd atop the soup.
• Cover and cook for 30 minutes (do not lift cover).
• Serve topped with your choice(s) of sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN AND BEAN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Drain and rinse the beans and place in a 6 quart crock pot.
• Add the chicken, corn, and tomatoes with their juices to the beans.
• Add the remainder of the ingredients and stir.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or more.
• We like this better the second day, and really don't think it can be overcooked!
• Serve the soup in large bowls and top with cheese, sour cream, and/or chips, if desired.

SOUTHWESTERN REFRIED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside. In the drippings, saute the onion, celery and garlic powder until vegetables are tender., Add the beans, picante sauce, broth, parsley and bacon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until flavors are blended. Season to taste with pepper sauce if desired. Ladle into bowls and top with cheese. Serve with tortilla chips.

SOUTHWESTERN PINTO BEAN SOUP (PC)

Steps:

• Place 1 cup of vegetable broth in 4 quart (or larger pressure cooker). Bring to a full simmer.
• Add garlic to broth, simmer 1 minute.
• Add chopped onions and diced red bell pepper to garlic broth mix. Simmer 2 minutes.
• Drain and rinse pinto beans from overnight soak. Add to the mixture in the pressure cooker.
• Add oregano, cumin, chipotle peppers, corn and water to the pressure cooker.
• Bring to a full boil. Seal cooker with lid and bring to high pressure.
• Cook beans at high pressure for 10 minutes. Allow pressure to come down naturally (or you may use speed release if your pressure cooker supports this).
• Put tomato paste in blender. Add 1 cup of the bean mixture to the blender and puree.
• Return the pureed mixture to the cooker and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish with diced tomatoes, cilantro and avocado and green onions.

SOUTHWESTERN STYLE FIFTEEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort the beans in the mix. Place them in a slow cooker on low setting with the water. Cook overnight. The next morning, add the ham, chile peppers, chili powder, crushed red pepper, onion and garlic and continue to cook on low for 8 hours.

SOUTHWESTERN PINTO BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a bowl soak beans in water to cover by 2 inches overnight or quick-soak (procedure follows) and drain.
• In a heavy kettle sauté onions and garlic in oil over moderately high heat, stirring, until pale golden. Add bell peppers and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add chili powder and cumin and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add drained beans and the 6 cups water and simmer, covered partially, until tender, about 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• While soup is simmering, in a skillet brown chorizo, in batches if necessary, over moderately high heat and transfer to paper towels to drain. Add chorizo to soup with tomatoes, broth, enchilada sauce, and salt to taste and simmer, covered partially and stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Soup may be made 4 days ahead (cool uncovered before chilling covered).
• Just before serving, stir in lime juice and coriander.
• To quick-soak dried beans:
• In a large saucepan combine dried beans, picked over and rinsed, with triple their volume of cold water. Bring the water to a boil and cook beans, uncovered, over moderate heat 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let beans soak 1 hour.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In small bowl, toss chicken and taco seasoning mix until coated. Spray 3-quart saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Add broth, scraping pan to loosen brown particles.
• In small bowl, slightly mash beans, leaving some whole. Add beans and salsa to chicken mixture; stir well. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Garnish individual servings with sour cream, cilantro and pepper.

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Combine broth, beans, undrained tomatoes, corn, carrot, onion, chili peppers, chili powder, and garlic in a crock pot (3 1/2 to 4 qt size is best).
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours.
• Dumplings:.
• Stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and pepper in a medium sized bowl.
• Mix together egg white, milk, and oil in a small bowl.
• Add to flour mixture and stir with a fork just until combined.
• Divide dumpling mixture into 6 mounds and drop on top of the bubbling soup.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 30 minutes more or on high-heat setting for 20 minutes more (don''t give in to temptation to lift lid) or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve in bowls with 1 dumpling for each serving.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pan, saute onion, garlic, celery and Serrano peppers until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add cumin, chili powder and pepper to coat onion mixture.
• Add beans and chicken broth reduce at a low boil until sauce thickens, about 15-20 minutes.
• Add fresh lime juice.
• Serve topped with grated cheese and sour cream and garnish with cilantro and lime slices.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a Crock Pot, stir well and cover
• Cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours
• Before serving, puree about 2 cups of the soup mixture with a potato masher and add back to the pot to make a thicker soup
• Servie with fresh cilantro, cheese and sour cream.

SWEET SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Spray pan with non-stick spray. Dice onion, add to pan. Add garlic.
• Cook on medium-high heat until onion is translucent.
• Add chicken broth, cumin, cinnamon, chili powder, cilantro, and diced tomatoes. Reduce to medium heat.
• Add drained corn and black beans.
• Simmer for 30 minutes to an hour. (the longer the better!).

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN & WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Spray large sauce pan with cooking spray.
• Heat pan for about 1/2 minute, then add chicken and cook until browned, stirring often.
• Add onion, garlic and cumin and cook until onion is tender.
• Add broth, salsa, beans and corn.
• Heat to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat 20 minutes.

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine the 11 soup ingredients in a slow cooker.
• Cover, and cook on low 10-12 hours, or on high for 4-5 hours.
• Make dumplings by mixing together flour, clornmeal, baking powder, salt, and pepper.
• Combine egg white, milk, and oil, and add to the flour mixture. Stir with fork, until just combined.
• At the end of the soup's cooking time, turn slow cooker to high. Drop dumpling mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls to make 8 mounds atop of the soup.
• Cover. cook for 30 minutes, and do not lift cover.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large sauce pan, add onion, carrots, celery, red pepper, and garlic. Saute 7 minutes or until softened. Add remaining ingredients bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve with sour cream and tortilla chips.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH JALAPEñO CREAM

Steps:

• Soak the beans in enough cold water to cover them by 2" for 1 hour and drain.
• In a heavy kettle combine the beans with 8 cups water and the broth. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Simmer uncovered for 1 hour.
• Stir in the tomatoes and cumin and simmer uncovered for 1.5 hours, or until the beans are soft.
• Let cool for 15 minutes and then purée in batches until smooth. Transfer to a clean kettle as it is pureed. For a completely smooth texture force through a sieve. Bring to a boil and season with salt and pepper.
• The soup may be made up to 4 days in advance, cooled completely and kept covered and chilled.
• In a small bowl whisk together the sour cream, minced cilantro and the peppers.
• Ladle the soup into heated bowls and garnish with the jalapeño cream, onion and whole cilantro leaves