Panera Bread's Black Bean Soup

By dhoffmanlatter

Ingredients

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 1/4 large red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 small chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 -1 1/2 cup boiling water
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation

Step 1

1 In a pot, combine the first six ingredients; simmer for 10 minutes.
2
Add half a can of beans, salt and cumin; cook for 5 minutes.

3 Puree soup (I use an immersion blender which makes it easy to do it right in the pot).

4 Add the rest of the beans to the soup.

5 Combine the cornstarch with 1 1/2 tablespoons of water.

6 Add the lemon and the cornstarch to the soup; cook until thickened