Mexican Black Bean Soup

Submitted by AbbaGav

"My wife plucked this from one of the various emails she receives. It's quick. It's easy. It's good."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 (24 ounce) cans black beans
• 1⁄2 cup chickpeas, canned
• 1 onion
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon chicken soup powder
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro
• 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

directions

1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Cook until beans are tender, approximately 1/2 an hour.
3. Puree with a hand-blender until a few chunks remain but mostly smooth.
4. Serve with tortilla chips if desired for crushing into each bowl of soup, but it's pretty good by itself too.