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Hearty Black Bean Soup Recipe

Whip up a healthy, flavorful black bean soup from scratch! This easy recipe is perfect for meal prep—leftovers keep for days or freeze beautifully.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 1
Course: Main dish or side dish, Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 celery ribs diced
  • 1 medium carrot diced
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 (15-ounce) cans black beans including the liquid in the cans
  • 2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotles in adobo sauce chopped, plus 2 tablespoons sauce*
  • 1½ cups vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice plus wedges for serving
  • Optional toppings: avocado, cilantro, sour cream, or vegan sour cream, pickled onions , serrano peppers, pepitas

Method
 

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, salt, and several grinds of pepper. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Stir in garlic, cumin, coriander, and chili powder and cook for 30 seconds. Mix in the beans with their liquid, chipotles, adobo sauce, and broth. Simmer for 30 minutes.
  2. Let the soup cool slightly. Transfer half to a blender and puree until smooth. Return the puree to the pot with the remaining soup and stir to combine. Alternatively, use an immersion blender to puree half the soup directly in the pot. Stir in the lime juice.
  3. Season to taste and serve with lime wedges and your preferred toppings.

Notes

*If you're sensitive to spice, feel free to scale back to one chipotle pepper.