Slow cooker black bean soup
A black bean soup made in the slow cooker with minimal ingredients.
Servings 6
Equipment
- slow cooker
- immersion blender or blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black beans
- 4 cups water or broth
- 1 cup prepared salsa I like a medium spice level
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Rinse beans thoroughly and pick out any debris or unsightly beans.
- Place beans and remaining ingredients in slow cooker and stir.
- Cook on low for 8 hours until beans are tender.
- Using an immersion blender, purée beans as much or little as you desire. Soup with thicken the more you blend.
- Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
Notes
Recipe above does not include soaking time of beans. If you are prone to digestive issues from unsoaked beans, please see post details for instructions on soaking the night before.