Black Bean Chipotle Soup

Submitted by Kim S.

"Chili-like soup, spicy and wonderfully filling on a cold winter's night! You can let it simmer longer than 30 minutes if you'd like. I fix it before church and let it simmer while we're gone. Serve it with corn muffins, crumble them in your bowl as you eat it! Yum!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 8 2 cup servings
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef, browned and drained
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans
• 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with chipotle peppers, petite diced
• 1 cup orange juice
• 3 cups tomato juice

directions

1. In a 6 quart pot, brown ground beef, drain well, set aside.
2. Heat 1 Tbl. olive oil in bottom of pot, add onions, garlic, celery and green bell pepper, saute until slightly softened.
3. Stir in spices, saute 1 minute.
4. Add back to the pan the ground beef.
5. Stir in beans, tomatoes, orange juice and tomato juice.
6. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.