30-Minute Black Bean Soup Recipe

An easy and filling weeknight dinner that comes together quickly with ingredients you already have in your pantry.

Updated May 05, 2021

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Recipe Details

Active 20 mins

Total 30 mins

Serves 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 green bell peppers, stems and seeds discarded, finely diced
1 large onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced on a Microplane grater
1 jalapeño or serrano pepper, stems and seeds discarded, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried chile flakes
1 chipotle chile packed in adobo, finely chopped, plus 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from can (optional)
1 quart homemade or low-sodium canned chicken broth
2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, with liquid
2 bay leaves
Kosher salt

To Serve (all optional):

Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add peppers and onions and cook, stirring frequently, until softened but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, jalapeño, cumin, and dried chili flakes and cook, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chipotle and adobo sauce (if using) and stir to combine. Add chicken broth, beans and their liquid, and bay leaves. Increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a bare simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
Discard the bay leaves. Use a hand blender to roughly puree part of the beans until desired consistency is reached. Alternatively, transfer 2 cups of soup to a blender or food processor and process until smooth (start on low speed and increase to high to prevent blender blow-out). Return to the soup and stir to combine. Season to taste with salt.
Ladle soup into individual serving bowls and serve immediately with cilantro leaves, sour cream, diced avocado, and diced red onion (as desired).

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories	196
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g	5%
Saturated Fat 1g	3%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 804mg	35%
Total Carbohydrate 30g	11%
Dietary Fiber 11g	38%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 13g
Vitamin C 22mg	112%
Calcium 74mg	6%
Iron 4mg	20%
Potassium 676mg	14%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.