Black Bean Soup With Spinach Food

SPINACH AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until tender, 30-45 seconds. Stir in 2 cans of beans, pepper and broth., Puree mixture using an immersion blender. Or puree in a blender and return to pan. Stir in remaining can of beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Stir in spinach and basil; cook, uncovered, until spinach is wilted, 2-4 minutes. If desired, serve with cheese.

VENEZUELAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir onion, leek, and garlic in the hot oil until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add water, black beans, brown sugar, oregano, cumin, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
• Discard bay leaves from the soup. Serve with croutons.

SPICY BLACK BEAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, garlic, and carrots, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until onion is softened. Add chili powder and cumin; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add stock, 1 can of the beans, corn, and pepper; bring to boil.
• Meanwhile, in food processor or blender, puree together tomatoes and remaining can of beans; add to pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until carrots are tender.

SLOW-COOKER SPINACH BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans; soak according to package directions., In a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker, combine beans, broth, water, turkey wing, onion, jalapeno, garlic, bay leaves, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook, covered, on low until beans are tender, 7-9 hours. , Remove turkey wing and bay leaves; discard. Stir in spinach, red pepper and salt; heat through. If desired, serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Drain and rinse the black beans and wash the veggies.
• Put two cans of the black beans in a blender with the broth, salsa, cumin, and pepper.
• Blend for two minutes.
• Add spinach and mushrooms, and blend for another four minutes, or until smooth.
• Pour into soup pan with remaining can of black beans, and cook for 20-25 minute.
• Serve as is, or with sour cream and corn chips.

SPINACH AND BLACK BEAN PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rotini, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring the vegetable broth to a boil. Reduce heat, and mix in spinach, onion, garlic, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Stir in the black beans and broccoli. Continue to cook and stir 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir the tomatoes into the saucepan, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender. Serve over the cooked pasta. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.

FENNEL AND BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add fennel and onion; cook and stir until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook until fragrant but not browned, about 2 minutes.
• Pour vegetable stock, black beans, diced tomatoes, red pepper flakes, pepper, cumin, thyme, and bay leaves into the pot. Bring to a gentle boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until fennel is tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Add spinach, stirring to separate leaves; simmer until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.

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.

FAST AND DELICIOUS BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, bell pepper, carrot, and garlic, and cook 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in 1 can black beans and chicken broth.
• In a blender, puree remaining can of beans until smooth. Mix into the pot. Bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Mix in ham, cumin, salt, and pepper. Simmer 20 minutes. Garnish with Cheddar cheese and sour cream to serve.

BLACK BEAN AND SALSA SOUP

Steps:

• In an electric food processor or blender, combine beans, broth, salsa, and cumin. Blend until fairly smooth.
• Heat the bean mixture in a saucepan over medium heat until thoroughly heated.
• Ladle soup into 4 individual bowls, and top each bowl with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream and 1/2 tablespoon green onion.

HEARTY BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH SPINACH "#5FIX"

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium heat. Add sausage and cook until lightly browned. Stir in chicken broth, diced potatoes with onions and black beans. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer 10 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook 30 seconds, or just until wilted. Ladle steaming soup into bowls and enjoy! Serves 4.

BEAN SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine broth, tomato puree, beans, rice, onion, garlic, basil, salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours.
• Stir spinach into soup and serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

BLACK BEAN SOUP FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Wash beans; place into a 6-quart stockpot with water to cover and let soak for 8 hours.
• Rinse and drain beans. Bring drained beans, 3 quarts water, and chicken bouillon to a boil in the pot over high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 3 hours. Do not drain.
• Blend onion and bell pepper in a food processor until smooth.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute garlic in the hot oil for 1 minute. Add onion mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for 4 minutes. Stir mixture into beans. Add sugar, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper. Let simmer, uncovered, until beans are tender and soup is thickened, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Garnish with minced onion.

CROCK POT SAVORY BEAN AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine vegetable broth, tomato puree, beans, rice, onion, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and garlic.
• Cover; cook on low heat setting 5-7 hours or on high heat setting 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours.
• Just before serving, stir in spinach or kale and sprinkle with Asiago cheese.

TOO EASY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan or large pot over medium heat.
• Add the salsa and cook, stirring occasionally for 4 minutes.
• Add the refried beans, black beans, and broth and bring to a simmer.
• Cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls. Top with some remaining salsa dn the sour cream and cilantro, if using.

BLACK BEAN SOUP WITH CILANTRO CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the sun dried tomatoes and 1 cup boiling water in a small bowl. Make sure the tomatoes are covered and let stand until the tomatoes are soft. Drain, reserving the liquid, and then chop the tomatoes.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and sauté the bacon and onion until the onion is soft. Add the tomatoes, tomato liquid, beans, chicken or vegetable stock, garlic, cumin and hot pepper sauce. Mix well. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for five minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro (coriander) leaves.
• Blend with a stick blender (or in batches in the blender or food processor) until smooth. Return to the saucepan and heat gently before serving.
• To make the coriander cream: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
• Ladle hot soup into bowls and drizzle with the Cilantro Cream. You may garnish with some more chopped cilantro (coriander) if you wish.
• Notes: I have made this using my own oven dried cherry tomatoes and I usually save half a cup of the soup which does not get blended to give a bit more texture when added at the end.

BLACK BEAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute onion, carrots and celery over medium heat until onion is soft, about 8 minutes. Stir in water, bouillon, tomatoes, beans, barley, garlic powder and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add spinach; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

SPINACH BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the water, tomato puree, broth, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the spinach, beans, cooked pasta and hot pepper sauce, heat through. Sprinkle with cheese.