Quick Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained,with one cup of liquid reserves
• 28 ounces canned vegetable broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (or less if desired)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil, add onion, garlic and thyme.
• 2 sauté about 8 minutes or until onion is golden.
• 3 add beans, bean liquid, broth, tomatoes, and hot pepper sauce.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until soup thickens, stirring occasionally.
• 5 puree soup in blender in 2 batches.
• 6 season to taste with salt and pepper.