Healthy Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans
• 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 large red bell pepper, slivered
• 1/2 large green bell pepper, slivered
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel, grated

Recipe

• 1 in large sauce pan, saute bell peppers in olive oil until slightly tender.
• 2 add beans, broth, water, cumin, oregano, pepper, and ground red pepper. bring to boil over high heat.
• 3 reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring once or twice, for 15 minutes.
• 4 ladle half of the soup into a food processor or blender and puree.
• 5 return puree to the pan and add lemon peel.
• 6 ladle soup into bowls and top each serving w/ peppers.