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    Vegan Black Bean Soup

    Published: Jan 31, 2018 by Wendy Polisi Modified: Jul 28, 2022 · 486 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. This post may contain affiliate links. All opinions are my own.

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    This Vegan Black Bean Soup is the perfect healthy comfort food.  With quinoa, corn, cilantro and lime juice, this is a nutritious soup recipe will keep your taste buds singing. It is like a hug in a bowl!

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    Vegan Black Bean Soup is a Hearty and Delicious Meal

    Y'all, it has been so cold here. Like it got below freezing yesterday.

    I am dy-inggggg.

    I know I am dramatic, but I seriously thought that by spending January in Orlando I had officially opted out of winter.


    Apparently not though.

    Luckily it isn't going to last long - it will be back up in the 70's by the weekend. Until then, I am consoling myself with soup.

    Specifically, this Vegan Black Bean Soup.

    It is hearty and healthy and has everything that you need to power through a cold day.

    With red pepper, onion, garlic, quinoa, black beans, carrots and corn, you’ve got a Vegan Black Bean Soup that is packed with nutrition. I added in fresh cilantro and touch of lime juice at the end, and toped is off with chopped tomatoes, red peppers, and carrots.  So yummy!

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    Variations for This Recipe:

    • For an extra kick, add 2 tablespoons chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce and 2 teaspoons of chili powder, ground cumin, and garlic powder.
    • Use two poblano peppers in place of the bell pepper.
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    Tips & Tricks

    • This recipe is amazing topped with this Cashew Sour Cream and Seasoned Tortilla Strips.  (I'd use organic tortillas and cook in my AirFryer.)
    • You can use canned beans, but I much prefer to make my own. Check out this Slow Cooker Black Bean recipe for an easy and delicious way to make black beans in bulk.
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    4.80 from 10 votes

    Vegan Black Bean Soup

    This Vegan Black Bean Soup is the perfect healthy comfort food. With quinoa, corn, cilantro and lime juice, this is a nutritious soup recipe is one you will crave.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time28 mins
    Total Time48 mins
    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: Healthy
    Keyword: vegan
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 179kcal
    Author: Wendy Polisi

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 onion chopped
    • 1 red bell pepper chopped
    • 6 cloves garlic minced
    • ¾ cup quinoa rinsed
    • 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
    • 4 cups vegetable broth
    • 1 ½ cups cooked black beans 1 can
    • 1 cup grated carrots
    • 1 cup corn
    • 1 bay leaf
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
    • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
    • 2 tablespoon lime juice
    • For garnish: chopped tomatoes red pepepr and carrots
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    Instructions

    • Heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes. Add quinoa, garlic and chili powder and sauté another 3 minutes.
    • Stir in broth, black beans, carrots, corn, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
    • Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer covered for 20 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice and garnish to serve.

    Notes

    Make it Cleaner: Skip the olive oil and use olive oil spray. 
    Make it Quick: Used canned black beans and purchased pre-cut onion, peppers, and grated carrots.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 847mg | Potassium: 385mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4780IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1.7mg

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    Gluten Free RecipesQuinoa RecipesSoup Recipes

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    About Wendy Polisi

    Hi, I’m Wendy! I’m a cook, 5 time cookbook author, blogger, natural health enthusiast…and most importantly a mom. My boys are 16 & 17 and my late life princess is 9.

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    1. ludo king

      February 01, 2018 at 9:05 am

      5 stars
      Thanks to the author for the article! Very pleased!

      Reply
    2. Daria

      February 02, 2018 at 4:38 am

      5 stars
      This soup is full of healthy ingrediends and seems fulfilling. Your beautiful pictures makes me want to eat right now. Definitely saving this recipe.

      Reply
    3. Athena

      February 02, 2018 at 5:41 pm

      Not everyone in my family love beans - but I cannot get enough of them. Any beans, all beans, cooked anyway possible. You soup looks delicious! Enjoy

      Reply
    4. Nicole

      February 02, 2018 at 8:27 pm

      I have never had this before, or anything similar, but it looks really good! I'm always up for trying something new, I'll have to look into it, thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    5. LavandaMichelle

      February 02, 2018 at 9:23 pm

      5 stars
      This seems like the perfect recipe! I went shopping yesterday and among the things I got are quinoa and black beans. I have to go buy the corn and carrots, though. I will definitely be trying this recipe out.

      Reply
    6. Ashley

      February 03, 2018 at 3:57 pm

      5 stars
      This looks so yummy! I will have to try it out.

      Reply
    7. Tiffany Haywood

      February 03, 2018 at 7:42 pm

      I recently discovered the yumminess of black beans and I'm hooked! I would love to give this soup a try.

      Reply
    8. Jennifer Rollins

      February 03, 2018 at 11:12 pm

      I've never tried quinoa but this recipe makes me want to! Pinning this to try for dinner next week.

      Reply
    9. Farrah Less G.

      February 04, 2018 at 1:44 pm

      4 stars
      What a delicious soup recipe perfect for the cold weather. I would like to try this I never use quinoa on the soup before. I am so excited to see the outco.

      Reply
    10. Becca Wilson

      February 04, 2018 at 2:01 pm

      This time of year is definitely when I break out the stuff for soups. This one looks like it would be so delicious and hearty.

      Reply
    11. Janet

      February 04, 2018 at 4:55 pm

      Is it 1 can of black beans, or 1/2 cup of canned black beans? The formatting of that ingredient for the soup is confusing.

      Reply
      • Wendy Polisi

        February 06, 2018 at 11:10 am

        Sorry about that! It is fixed now.

        Reply
    12. Zoe

      February 04, 2018 at 8:37 pm

      RE: Black Bean Soup. I am confused about the amount of beans. I use 1/2 cup of dried beans to equal one can of beans. Your recipe calls for "1/2 cups cooked black beans 1 can." Do you mean 1 to 2 cups of cooked beans (which would about equal 1 can)? Or is it 1/2 cup of beans from 1 can? I am never averse to using more beans. I just would like to know how many are called for in the recipe.

      The recipe sounds good, by the way, and I will give it a try.

      Reply
      • Wendy Polisi

        February 06, 2018 at 11:09 am

        Great question! It is actually supposed to be 1 1/2 cups. For some reason when I imported it to the recipe plug-in it stripped the 1. It is fixed now. Sorry about that.

        Reply
    13. Garf

      February 05, 2018 at 12:23 pm

      Thanks for sharing the recipe. This is perfect in this chilly weather in the north.

      Reply
    14. Blair villanueva

      February 05, 2018 at 1:46 pm

      5 stars
      Yeah, this is a healthy and delicious soup! Having this for lunch is quite heavy enough because of beans.

      Reply
    15. Dorothy Pivarnik

      February 06, 2018 at 9:35 pm

      try this recipe because I love beans and quinoa but mine came out more like a stew very heavy felt like I follow the directions exactly any help is helped

      Reply
    16. bloxorz

      March 01, 2018 at 4:52 am

      5 stars
      Your post contains a lot of useful information for me. Thank you very much for that.

      Reply
    17. Run 3

      May 06, 2018 at 6:29 am

      5 stars
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      Reply

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