4.2 from 15 votes
Panera Bread Black Bean Soup
Panera Bread Black Bean Soup can be made at home.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 192 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup white onion chopped
- ½ cup celery chopped
- ½ cup carrot chopped
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ cup red bell pepper chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 32 ounces vegetable broth
- 30 ounces black beans or 3 to 4 cups of cooked black beans
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1½ teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon of water
Instructions
- In a large pot add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
- Add onions, celery, and carrots. Sprinkle the vegetables with a pinch of salt to help them release the water in the vegetables.
- Saute vegetables until onions begin to become translucent.
- Add bell pepper and garlic.
- Continue to saute vegetables until the garlic becomes fragrant.
- If using canned black beans, rinse them to remove excess starch.
- Add beans and vegetable broth to the pot.
- Add 1 teaspoon of salt and cumin to the soup.
- Allow the soup to simmer for about 10 minutes to heat through.
- Taste the soup and add more salt if needed.
- Add cornstarch and water mixture to the soup. It will help thicken the soup.
- Just before serving, add the lemon juice.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
192kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
466mg
(19%)
Potassium
468mg
(13%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1905IU
(38%)
Vitamin C
14.3mg
(16%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
2.3mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 192
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 192kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 466mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 468mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1905IU | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 14.3mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.