Looks tasty, doesn’t it? Good thing I used the Biggest Loser’s stock photo instead of mine, because I wasn’t channeling Ansel Adams today. Here is my picture:
I’m just not capturing the magic. And there is magic in this simple, healthy soup. It is so awesome, I can’t even tell you. You will not feel deprived eating this stew and your shouldn’t feel guilty getting a second helping!
Here is my slightly modified recipe. Funny enough, I made the whole soup with only 2 1/2 cups of vegetable broth and didn’t notice my mistake until I was done. And I didn’t notice that it needed any more liquid…so maybe mine is more like chili and if you add more broth it is more like soup. Your call. Easy to add additional liquids later!
Broke Bean Stew
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 large yellow or white onion, chopped
1 Tbsp chopped/minced garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
2 tsp kosher salt
2 cans diced fire-roasted tomatoes (14.5oz) (I used one can fire and one can tomatoes and green chilis)
3 cans (15.5 oz each) any beans: dark red kidney beans, black bean, white beans; rinsed & drained
4 cups fat-free vegetable broth (I used 2 1/2. Seems crazy but it worked)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
5 ounce container of fresh baby spinach leaves
Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in 4-quart saucepan. Add onion and sauté about 5 minutes, until softened but not browned. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Do not brown garlic.
Add spices and tomatoes and simmer about 5 minutes. Add beans and broth and bring to a boil. (don’t add cilantro yet!) Reduce to a simmer.
Place 3 cups of soup in blender or food processor with cilantro and puree until smooth. BE CAREFUL AND LET MIXTURE COOL A BIT FIRST! Otherwise it may explode on you. Ouch. Add mixture to stew. Add spinach and heat just until wilted. Stir well and serve hot.
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Yum! Will have to try this out, I can even imagine with chickpeas.
I bet every bean would be amazing. It really was an outstanding soup. My best friend from California gave the recipe to me and she has made it many times!
Looks fabulous! Just re-tweeted it. And, for the record, I think your photo is just as good.
You are too sweet because I thought mine looked like throw up. The soup is really awesome, though. Especially how healthy it is!
Loved the soup! Thanks for your suggestions. Looking forward to tomorrow. It is my first cleanse. I need to drop some bad holiday habits!!
Courtney Sprague
Great! I’m so glad you told me that because I wonder if people feel the same way about things as me! OK, tell me how is goes next week 🙂 Comment or send me an email! xo Lina