Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup for Two

By á-25010

from The Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook.
2 WW points per serving

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 1 Tbls. vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp. chili power
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, plus extra as needed
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup dried black beans, picked over and rinsed
• 3 slices bacon
• 1 celery rib, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• salt and pepper
• 1 Tbls. mince fresh cilantro

Details

Servings 2
Cooking time 360mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Lightly spray inside of slow cooker with vegetable oil spray.

2. Microwave onion, oil, garlic, and chili powder in bowl, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes; transferred to prepared slow cooker.

3. Stir in broth, water, beans, bacon, celery, carrot, 1/2 tsp. salt,
1/2 tsp. pepper.

4. cover and cook until beans are tender, 6-7 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high.

5. Discard bacon.

6. Transfer 1/2 cup of mean mixture to bowl and mash with potato masher until mostly smooth.

7. Stir mashed beans mixture into soup and let sit until heated through, about 5 minutes.

8. Adjust soup consistency with extra broth as needed. Stir in Cilantro and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve.