Beezie's Black Bean Soup

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chili Recipes. (Beezie's Black Bean Soup). This soup has gained rave reviews from my non-veggie friends and family! It's bursting with healthy goodness, never mind that it tastes so wonderfully yummy! The soup loves to change, if you're cleaning out your refrigerator, be creative...

Brief

Prep 1hr

Cook: 5hrs

Total: 6hrs

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Beezie's Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

1 pound dry black beans

1 ½ quarts water

1 carrot

chopped

1 stalk celery

chopped

1 large red onion

chopped

6 cloves garlic

crushed

2 green bell peppers

chopped

2 jalapeno pepper

seeded and minced

¼ cup dry lentils

1 (28 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes

2 tablespoons chili powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin

½ teaspoon dried oregano

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon salt

½ cup uncooked white rice

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

In a large pot over medium-high heat place the beans in three times their volume of water. Bring to a boil and let boil 10 minutes. Cover remove from heat and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse.

Step 2

In a slow cooker combine soaked beans and 1 1/2 quarts fresh water. Cover and cook for 3 hours on High.

Step 3

Stir in carrot celery onion garlic bell peppers jalapeno pepper lentils and tomatoes. Season with chili powder cumin oregano black pepper red wine vinegar and salt. Cook on Low for 2 to 3 hours. Stir the rice into the slow cooker in the last 20 minutes of cooking.

Step 4

Puree about half of the soup with a blender or food processor then pour back into the pot before serving.

Nutritional Information

Beezie's Black Bean Soup

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 231.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 12.6g 25%

Carbohydrates: 43.4g 14%

Dietary Fiber: 12.3g 49%

Sugars: 4.1g

Fat: 1.2g 2%

Saturated Fat: 0.2g 1%

Vitamin A Iu: 2326.9IU 47%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.7mg 28%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 19%

Vitamin C: 28.2mg 47%

Folate: 204.8mcg 51%

Calcium: 86.1mg 9%

Iron: 5.5mg 30%

Magnesium: 92.7mg 33%

Potassium: 666.8mg 19%

Sodium: 851.2mg 34%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 35%

Calories From Fat: 10.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.