Bean Salsa Soup Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Drain and rinse both cans of black beans, then set the beans aside.
• 2. Melt the butter in a 3-quart saucepan, then add the diced onion. Sprinkle onion with a bit of black pepper.
• 3. Saute the diced onion for 2 minutes, then add the minced garlic, and continute to saute the onion and garlic for 1 minute more.
• 4. Sprinkle the cumin over the onion and garlic, then add the can of refried beans, the salsa, and the beef broth, and stir.
• 5. Now add the black beans and corn, and stir. Simmer the soup on low heat, until the soup is heated through, for about 30 minutes.
• 6. If desired, serve individual bowls of soup with shredded cheddar cheese, and a dollop of sour cream.
• 7. Note: When making this soup, the brand of salsa I used was Red Gold (Medium Heat). The brand of refried beans I used was Old ElPaso Spicy Fat Free Refried Beans. And the brand of whole kernel corn I used was Green Giant Whole Sweet Corn.

Steps:

• In a 6-quart or larger stovetop pressure cooker or an electric pressure cooker, heat the oil over medium-high heat or using the sauté function. Stir in the onions, chile powder, cumin and oregano and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions begin to soften, about 1 minute.
• Add the water, beans, chorizo, garlic and bay leaves.
• Lock the lid in place. Over high heat, bring to high pressure. Reduce the heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 30 minutes. If using an electric pressure cooker, cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
• Turn off the heat if using a stovetop cooker, and allow the pressure to come down naturally, about 15 minutes. Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to allow the steam to escape.
• Stir well. Discard the bay leaves and add salt to taste. The soup will thicken on standing.
• Just before serving, prepare the avocado salsa by tossing the ingredients together in a bowl. Ladle the soup into bowls and top each portion with a large dollop of salsa.

Steps:

• Put the beans, broth, salsa and cumin in a saucepan over a medium heat and heat through.
• Use a hand mixer to blend until fairly smooth.
• To serve, ladle soup into 4 individual bowls and top each bowl with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream, and 1/2 teaspoon green onion.

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat broth to boiling. Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese; reduce heat to medium.
• Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.

Steps:

• Combine beans through cumin in a blender or food processor fitted with metal blade.
• Process until smooth (about 1 minute).
• Heat in a medium saucepan over medium heat until heated through.
• Ladle into 2 soup bowls.
• Spoon a 1 Tbs dollop of sour cream on top of each and swirl gently.
• Sprinkle with sliced scallions.