Recipe: Heart-healthy black bean soup

You’ll love this heart-healthy recipe that’s simple to make and budget friendly. Plus, it can be enjoyed as a soup, side salad or filling for tacos!

Black Bean Soup

Yield: 4 servings | 30  minutes total

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 1  medium onion (diced)
• 1 Tbsp garlic (jarred, minced)
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 jalapeno (chopped)
• 2 16-oz canned, low-sodium black beans (undrained)
• 1 15-oz canned, no-salt-added, diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• chopped, fresh cilantro (optional)

Directions

1. Spray large pot with cooking spray, over medium-high heat add onion and cook until translucent (5 minutes).
2. Add garlic, cumin and jalapeno and cook 1 minute more.
3. Add beans to pot and lightly mash with a potato masher or fork.
4. Add tomatoes and broth — bring to a boil and reduce to medium heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Serve topped with chopped fresh cilantro (optional).

Nutritional info

• 245  calories
• 0.5  g fat
• 45  g carbohydrates
• 15 g protein
• 0 mg cholesterol
• 34 mg sodium

Recipe courtesy of 2016 American Heart Association. Shared with permission.