
Allow the soup to cool slightly before adding half of it to a blender and pureeing it until smooth. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Next, add the beans and their liquid as well as the chipotles, adobo sauce, and broth. Stir in the garlic and spices and cook, stirring constantly, until aromatic. Sauté the onion in a large pot over medium heat.

Trust me, you can plan on having seconds.

This liquid, coupled with the fact that I puree half the soup after it simmers, creates a super creamy and flavorful broth. But in this black bean soup recipe, I pour the canned bean liquid into the pot right along with the beans themselves. When I cook with canned beans, I almost always start by draining and rinsing them. Best of all, it’s comforting, hearty, satisfying, and (of course!) delicious. It cooks up in right around 30 minutes, and it tastes just as good leftover as it does hot off the stove.

You can add black beans to tacos (like I’ve done in each here 1, 2, 3).I mean if anything has bacon and avocado in it then I’ll always approve. Then of course if you finish it off with the bright tones of lime juice and the freshness of cilantro along with the creaminess of avocados and sour cream (or Mexican crema) you just know it’s got to be good. You need to make this easy black bean soup! Yes it may seem boring if you’ve never had it, but if you flavor it right by adding in things like bacon, poblano peppers, fire roasted tomatoes, some cumin and some ancho chili powder then incredibly delicious things happen! It’s so hearty, it’s healthy (mostly, we’ve got a bit of bacon for flavor here) and it’s totally satisfying. We all hear about broccoli cheese soup, potato soup, vegetable soup, chicken noodle soup and so on but black bean soup isn’t as popular as it should be. Black bean soup definitely doesn’t quite get the attention it deserves.
