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Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup
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5 from 2 votes

Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup is a healthy vegetarian soup made with dried black beans, vegetables and spices.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Soaking Time for Beans8 hours
Total Time14 hours 15 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 226kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb dried black beans (or 4 cans black beans, drained and rinsed)
  • 1 white onion diced
  • 3 carrots diced
  • 1 red pepper stem and seeds removed, diced
  • 1-2 jalapenos diced (depending on how spicy you like it)
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 15 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 ½ tablespoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper can adjust to increase spiciness
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • sour cream or plain Greek yogurt for topping

Instructions

The Night Before:

  • Rinse black beans in colander then soak in water in large bowl overnight, or 8-10 hours.
  • After soaking, rinse beans again in colander.
  • Place beans in slow cooker, along with chopped onion, carrots, bell pepper, garlic, jalapenos, tomatoes, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, vegetable broth, and water.
  • Turn slow cooker on high and cook for 6 hours.
  • Using an immersion blender, pulse soup 5-6 times until desired consistency.
  • If you don't have an immersion blender, you can remove about 2 cups of the soup and puree in blender, then return to slow cooker.
  • Stir in cilantro, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Serve topped with sour cream or Greek yogurt.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 786mg | Potassium: 1004mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4701IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 4mg