Black Bean and Rice Soup
A comforting soup with beans, rice, bacon, and sour cream.
Ingredients
- 1/2 large red onion
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 cans black beans
- 1 10 oz can diced tomatoes and green chillies
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 cup sour cream or greek yogurt
- 1 lb cooked turkey bacon
- 1 bunch cilantro chopped
- 32 oz chicken or veggie broth
- salt to taste
- 1 lime
Instructions
- Chop onion, pepper, and garlic and place in a large pot on medium heat.
- Sauté for 4-5 minutes until the veggies become fragrant and translucent.
- Set aside 1/2 cup chicken broth, and then add rice and broth to the pot. Bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for about 40 minutes.
- Rinse the beans, and blend one can in a blender with the 1/2 cup of chicken broth till smooth.
- Chop bacon into pieces.
- After rice is almost cooked, add in both cans of beans, cilantro, tomatoes, juice from the lime, sour cream, and 3/4 of the chopped bacon.
- Stir together and allow the soup to simmer for about 5-10 minutes or until everything is heated.
- Serve with more yogurt, remaining bacon, and avocado if desired.