Black Bean Soup

By jrichmond4

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp olive oil $0.30
• 6 medium roma tomatoes $1.29
• 4 cloves garlic $0.09
• 1 med yellow onion $0.50
• 1 med jalapeno $0.13
• 2 med poblano peppers $0.74
• 1 med red bell pepper $1.25
• 1/4 bunch cilantro $0.17
• 1 med lime, juiced $0.15
• to taste salt and pepper $0.05
• 4 cups (2 cans) cooked black beans $0.80
• 1 Tbsp chicken or vegetable bouillon $0.30
• 3 cups water $0.00
• 1 tsp cumin $0.05
• to taste hot sauce (optional) $0.05
• TOTAL $5.87

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from budgetbytes.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Rinse the vegetables (tomatoes, onion, garlic, bell pepper, poblano, jalapeno) and cut into large chunks. Place vegetables on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss the vegetables to coat. Roast the vegetables in the oven for about 45 minutes or until the skins are bubbled up and brown (see photos below).

STEP 2: Remove the vegetables from the oven. Let them cool enough to handle then remove the skin and seeds from the poblanos and bell peppers. Place all of the roasted vegetables, any juice from the baking sheet and a handful of cilantro into a food processor or blender. Process until you have a fairly smooth, salsa-like consistency.

STEP 3: Combine the pureed vegetables and the cooked beans in a large pot. Add 1 Tbsp of bouillion (vegetable or chicken) and 3 cups of water. Add the juice from one lime, cumin and salt to taste (I added 1 tsp of salt). Heat the mixture through (about 10-15 minutes).

STEP 4: Transfer about 2/3 of the soup to the food processor or blender and process again until smooth. Add it back to the pot and stir it into the larger chunks that were left behind. Give the soup a final taste and adjust the seasoning as needed (salt, pepper, hot sauce, cumin, cayenne, whatever you like).