Mexican Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (24 ounce) cans black beans
• 1/2 cup chickpeas, canned
• 1 onion
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon chicken soup powder
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients.
• 2 cook until beans are tender, approximately 1/2 an hour.
• 3 puree with a hand-blender until a few chunks remain but mostly smooth.
• 4 serve with tortilla chips if desired for crushing into each bowl of soup, but it's pretty good by itself too.