Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup Recipe
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Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup Recipe
Description
The Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup recipe uses dried black beans cooked low and slow with aromatics such as diced onion, red bell peppers, and minced garlic, along with bay leaves and ground cumin. The long cooking time allows flavors to meld and beans to soften thoroughly. After cooking, bay leaves are removed and an immersion blender purées roughly two-thirds of the soup, balancing creamy body with hearty bean chunks.
The spices create a warm, mildly spicy foundation knit together by the vegetable broth. The texture is rich yet varied due to partial blending. This soup suits casual meals and can be personalized by adding toppings like scallions, cilantro, jalapeño slices, shredded cheese, lime wedges, or sour cream.
Because slow cookers vary in heat output, monitoring doneness and adjusting settings might be necessary to ensure beans are properly tender. This recipe allows optional soaking of beans to reduce cooking time but is designed to work without it.
Ingredients
For the Black Bean Soup Recipe:
- 1 pound black beans rinsed, dried
- 1 onion peeled and diced, large
- 2 red bell pepper seeded and diced, medium
- 2 quarts vegetable broth
- 1/3 cup hot sauce Franks Cayenne brand
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon cumin ground
- salt
- black pepper
Possible Toppings:
- scallions chopped
- cilantro
- jalapeño slices
- cheese shredded
- lime wedges
- sour cream or plain yogurt
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a large slow cooker and season with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper. Turn the slow cooker on medium, cover, and cook for 10-12 hours. (You could soak the beans in water overnight to reduce the cooking time by half, but it's not necessary.)
- Once the beans are tender, remove the bay leaves. Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until two-thirds of the beans are pureed and the soup is thick. Salt and pepper to taste, then serve warm with fresh toppings.
Notes
- Slow cookers vary; if yours runs low, use a higher setting to ensure beans become tender.
- You can soak beans overnight to reduce cooking time by half, though it's not required.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8+
Amount Per Serving
Calories 226 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 226kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1259mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 946mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1455IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 39.7mg | 44% |
| Calcium | 86mg | 9% |
| Iron | 3.5mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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