Black Bean Soup
4 bowls (8 cups)

Black Bean Soup

This Black Bean Soup is like a vegetarian chili. It is a fantastically flavored soup without being overly spicy. 

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1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
4 cloves chopped garlic
2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
​2 cans no-sodium diced tomatoes

1/2 cup sherry
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1. Heat a medium size saucepan over medium high heat. 
2. Add 1 tablespoon water and cook onion and bell pepper about 3 minutes.
   
3. Add garlic, saute 1 minute.
4. Add the beans, tomatoes, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper, and cumin.
5. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

• You can substitute dry beans using one of the methods here.