Smoky Black Bean Soup With Sausage
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Serves: 6
 
Weight Watchers Info: 9 PointsPlus per serving.
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 14 ounces smoked sausage, diced (I use Jennie-O)
  • 1-1/2 cups onion, diced
  • 1-1/2 cups bell pepper, diced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced 2
  • jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
  • 2 hot cherry peppers, seeded and minced
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 pound dried black beans, soaked overnight and rinsed
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • Kosher salt
Instructions
  1. Heat the olive oil in a large heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the sausage, onion, bell pepper, garlic, jalapeño, and cherry peppers. Stir in the spices – cumin, chili powder, and smoked paprika. Season with salt.
  2. Add in the black beans and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Partially cover and allow to simmer for about 1½ hours, until the beans are tender.
  3. Partially blend with an immersion blender to thicken the soup. Adjust the seasonings taste, and serve.
Recipe by The Taste Place at https://www.thetasteplace.com/smoky-black-bean-soup-with-sausage/