Easy Mexican Bean Soup

This is a trusty Mexican Bean Soup recipe that you can use with any type of bean -- but please try to make it with some stock that you trust as it makes a huge difference! I used homemade vegetable stock but chicken stock is an equally good choice. mexicanplease.com

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This is a trusty Mexican Bean Soup recipe that you can use with any type of bean -- but please try to make it with some stock that you trust as it makes a huge difference! I used homemade vegetable stock but chicken stock is an equally good choice.

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Total Time35

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings:

Calories: 182kcal

Author: Mexican Please

Ingredients

2 cups cooked beans (or a 15 oz. can)
2 cups stock
1/2 onion
2 garlic cloves
2-3 plum tomatoes
1 chipotle in adobo
1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
1/2 teaspoon cumin (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
freshly cracked black pepper
olive oil

For the garnish (optional):

Mexican Crema
squeeze of lime
freshly chopped cilantro

Instructions

Give the tomatoes a good rinse. I usually de-stem them as well knowing that any juices in the roasting pan will go in the blender too. Roast the tomatoes in the oven (400F) for 20-25 minutes.
Once the tomatoes have been roasting for a bit, saute the roughly chopped 1/2 onion in some oil over medium heat along with the peeled garlic cloves. You can leave the garlic cloves whole as all of this is going in the blender eventually.
Add the roasted tomatoes to the onion-garlic mixture along with: 2 cups cooked beans, 2 cups stock, 1 chipotle in adobo, 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano, 1/2 teaspoon cumin (optional), 1/2 teaspoon salt, and some freshly cracked black pepper. I usually drain and rinse canned beans.
Bring this mixture to a uniform temp and then combine well in a blender. I usually leave it a bit chunky. Be sure to use caution when blending warm ingredients as steam can create upwards pressure on the lid.
Add the bean mixture back to the pan and bring it up to a simmer. Once simmering be sure to give it a final taste for seasoning! I added more salt at this point (so a heaping teaspoon total for this batch) and another generous pinch of Mexican oregano.
Serve immediately with your choice of garnish. I used Mexican Crema, freshly chopped cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge where it will keep for a few days.

Notes

This recipe will make 2-3 servings. Feel free to double or triple the recipe for larger groups.

Beans are hyper-sensitive to salt level so be sure to do lots of taste testing after you blend it. And keep in mind that the exact salt level will depend on which stock you use. I used a low sodium veggie stock and ended up using a heaping teaspoon of salt for this batch. Plus another pinch of Mexican oregano :)

I usually de-stem and de-seed chipotles in adobo. More info on working with chipotles in adobo. Feel free to substitute a fresh jalapeno if that's all you have.

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