Smoky Black Bean Soup With Sweet Potato & Kale

Smoky Black Bean Soup With Sweet Potato & Kale

  Ready in : 630 mins

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Smoky Black Bean Soup With Sweet Potato & Kale a try. One serving contains 555 calories, 23g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 6. For $2.62 per serving, this recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 5 people have tried and liked this recipe. This recipe from Foodista requires chicken broth, onion, black beans, and salt & pepper. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 10 hours and 30 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 96%. This score is amazing. Similar recipes include Smoky Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos, Smoky Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos, and Sweet and Smoky Sriracha Black Bean Soup.

Ingredients

chicken broth

chicken broth

6 cups

chipotle chiles

chipotle chiles

3 tablespoons

black beans

black beans

1 pound

ground cumin

ground cumin

2 tablespoons

kale

kale

1 bunch

olive oil

olive oil

2 tablespoons

onion

onion

1

salt & pepper

salt & pepper

6 servings

sweet potatoes

sweet potatoes

3 lbs

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Spread the dry beans out on a baking sheet and pick out any pebbles.

    beans

    beans

    baking sheet
    baking sheet
  2. 2
    Place the beans in a big soup pot, cover with water by 3 inches and allow them to soak overnight or for 6-8 hours, then discard that water. Return the soaked beans to the pot and cover with 3 inches of water again, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, put the cover on and allow to cook until the beans start to get tender but still firm, about 1 1/2 hours.

    beans

    beans

    water

    water

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    pot
  3. 3
    Drain the beans.

    beans

    beans

  4. 4
    Heat the oil in a soup pot over med-high heat.

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    pot
    pot
  5. 5
    Add the onion along with a pinch of salt and saute until softened and golden. Stir in 1 tbsp of ground cumin, add the beans along with the broth or water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 30 min. Meanwhile peel and chop the sweet potatoes. Wash the kale, remove the stems and chop the leaves.

    sweet potato

    sweet potato

    ground cumin

    ground cumin

    beans

    beans

    broth

    broth

    onion

    onion

    water

    water

    kale

    kale

    salt

    salt

  6. 6
    Remove half of the beans and liquid and set aside to cool a bit.

    beans

    beans

  7. 7
    Add the sweet potatoes and kale to the pot with some salt and pepper. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    sweet potato

    sweet potato

    kale

    kale

    pot
    pot
  8. 8
    Transfer the cooled beans to a blender and puree until smooth, then return them to the pot. Stir in the remaining 1 tbsp of ground cumin. Now add 1 tbsp of the chipotles in adobo. Taste and continue to add more until it has a spice level that you like. Adjust the salt & pepper as needed.

    canned chipotle chiles in adobo

    canned chipotle chiles in adobo

    ground cumin

    ground cumin

    pepper

    pepper

    beans

    beans

    salt

    salt

    blender
    blender
    pot
    pot
  9. 9
    Serve with a dollop of sour cream.

    sour cream

    sour cream