Delicious Black and Red Bean Soup
This fall family favorite is loaded with immune-boosting vegetables, onion, and garlic.
Plus, you’ll get a nice dose of fiber and more antioxidants from the red and black beans.
And your body will LOVE your for feeding it whole foods!
It’s EASY to mix this recipe up each time you make it by using different beans, and different amounts of vegetables.
I’m always trying to sneak in nutrition where ever I can can, so we enjoy our fall soups with finely chopped kale or spinach, but you can omit those in your soup and eat them on the side in a salad if you prefer.
Sometimes I will keep this soup chunkier–more like a chili–and add the mix to:
- Salads, serving it cold with large kale leaves,
2. Top and serve in cooked acorn squash bowls or baked potatoes.
3. Use it as filling in a large collard green wrap for a veggie burrito of sort.
Afterall, one favorite recipe can serve multiple purposes!
Ingredients:
1 onion chopped
4 cloves of garlic chopped
2 red peppers, chopped
3 cans organic black beans, rinsed and drained
3 cans red beans
2 cans chopped tomatoes (undrained)–if you want it chunky like chili, either drain the tomatoes or reduce the vegetable broth
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 cups organic vegetable broth
1 cup salsa
Juice of 1 lime
5 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp pink himalayan sea
salt
4 large Kale leaves, chopped or 2 cups chopped spinach
Optional: 1 cup corn kernels
Olive oil to sauté onion and garlic
Desired topping ingredient options:
Chopped olives, cilantro, avocado, crushed tortilla chips, vegan sour creme, lime slices
Directions:
In a large chili pot:
1. Sauté onion and garlic until soft–about 3-5 minutes,
2. Add chopped red pepper and celery, sauté 5 more minutes,
3. Add one can of beans to blender and blend until smooth, then add to pot. Add rest of beans to pot,
4. Add the rest of the ingredients
, stir well.
5. Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
6. Add chopped kale or chopped spinach and let simmer uncovered 5-10 minutes.
Serve with your favorite toppings
My favorite toppings:
Finely chopped olives, cilantro, and chunks of avocado
Enjoy!
Live Life Optimally,
Kristie
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Kristie is a wife and mother of 4 and an athlete. She has been working in healthcare for more than 25 years. Kristie’s goal is to assist her patients to achieve and maintain an exceptional level of health and life-balance. She successfully blends prevention, optimization, hormone therapy, and age management with balanced and healthy living into her progressive wellness and integrative medical practice. Read more
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