{Slow Cooker} Smokey Black Bean Soup

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This easy recipe for {Slow Cooker} Smokey Black Bean Soup is the perfect way to relax after a long hectic day.  Give yourself a break on dinner this week and let the crock pot do all the work!

Raise your hand if you feel like you never have enough time in the day.  Thank God for slow cookers, am I right? There is nothing better than doing hardly any work and coming home to a fully cooked meal.  Especially when it's fall and you get to cozy up with a warm bowl of soup.

I try to avoid canned soup as much as possible, mainly because of the high amounts of sodium and preservatives. That's the number one reason why I got a crock pot.  It's the perfect way to make homemade, nutritious soup!  

This recipe for {Slow Cooker} Smokey Black Bean Soup is one of my faves and is super healthy and clean.  Loaded with fresh vegetables, slightly smokey, spicy and TOTALLY delicious.   If you love soup and want a low-sodium, healthy version, bottom line, you need to bookmark this recipe!

HOW DO I MAKE SMOKEY BLACK BEAN SOUP?

Like I said before, this recipe requires little prep.  All you have to do is chop a few ingredients and open a few cans.  Hopefully we all can do that...(to be honest, I have totally had days where I don't even want to do that much. But, trust me this soup is worth it!).

Start by chopping the following ingredients:

• ⅔ cup yellow onion
• ½ cup carrots
• 2 cups tomatoes

Place your chopped ingredients into your slow cooker.  Next open two 16 oz cans of black beans and add them to the pot (Do not drain cans. Pour beans & liquid into slow cooker).

Next, open one 8 oz can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.  Chop the peppers and add them to the pot. (My can had 3 peppers. Feel free to add as many or as little as you want).  Lastly, add the following seasonings:

• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 2 cups water
• ½ teaspoon salt & pepper

Turn your slow cooker to low, if you will be gone most of the day.  If not, you can put it on high for 2-3 hours.  

When you are ready to eat, top it with fresh cilantro, chopped avocado and a squeeze or two of lime juice.

Don't forget to check out a few more of my soup/stew recipes on The Healthy Home Cook.   You should never go too long without a delicious homemade soup!

Slow Cooker Smokey Black Bean Soup

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Ingredients

• Two 16 oz cans black beans
• ⅔ cup yellow onion
• ½ cup carrots
• 2 cups tomatoes
• one 8 oz can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 2 cups water
• ½ teaspoon salt & pepper
• Optional toppings: cilantro, chopped avocado and lime juice.

Instructions

1. Start by chopping the following ingredients: ⅔ cup yellow onion, ½ cup carrots, 2 cups tomatoes.
2. Place your chopped ingredients into your slow cooker.
3. Open two 16 oz cans of black beans and add them to the pot (Do not drain cans. Pour beans & liquid into slow cooker).
4. Open one 8 oz can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Chop the peppers and add them to the pot.
5. Add the following seasonings: 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 2 teaspoon liquid smoke, 2 cups water, ½ teaspoon salt & pepper.
6. Turn your slow cooker to low, if you will be gone most of the day. If not, you can put it on high for 2-3 hours.
7. When you are ready to eat, top it with fresh cilantro, chopped avocado and a squeeze or two of lime juice.