Healthy Black Bean Soup With Turkey Sausage

Melanie B.'s Note:

I made this one night as an experiment and it turned out pretty good.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 6 ounces turkey sausage , sliced
• 1 red bell pepper , diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can chicken broth , fat free
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans , rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes , diced
• ¼ cup red onion , diced
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 1 chipotle pepper , minced
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. Spray a soup pan with cooking spray and bring up to medium high heat. Add onions and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the sausage and cook for another two minutes. Add the bell pepper and garlic. Cook an additional 2 minutes.
2. Add the broth, cumin, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and add chipotle and beans. Cook covered for about 10 minutes.
3. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Serve with a sprinkle of Cilantro or some fat free sour cream.
5. **Variation Idea: I have tried this as a smooth soup -- brown off the turkey in a separate pan, following all of the other directions up until the point the beans are added. I use a hand held blender to blend up the soup. Afterwards I add the turkey and some additional beans to give a little texture.

Reviews

[PopcornHols]

This was a tasty and easy to make soup.
I added an extra can of black beans. I love them.
I didn't have a fresh chipolte pepper to add so I used chipolte powder instead.