Baby, it’s cold outside. Harshly cold. How about a steaming bowl of incredibly nutritious soup for dinner? This meatless Pumpkin Black Bean Soup is a little smokey, a little sweet and a whole lot satisfying.
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Thanks– and enjoy the soup!
Pumpkin Black Bean Soup
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 ½ cups chopped onion (about 1 medium)
4 garlic cloves, minced
½ teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder (or more, to taste)
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
2 15-ounce cans reduced sodium black beans, drained and rinsed
1 28-ounce can diced tomato
1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
Plain Greek yogurt or light sour cream and chopped scallions (optional)
- Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium high. Add the onion, garlic, cumin, chipotle chili powder, cinnamon and nutmeg and cook, stirring often, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add the black beans, tomato, pumpkin, and salt bring to a boil; reduce the heat to a simmer and cook 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper as desired.
- Serve each bowl topped with a dollop of yogurt or sour cream and sprinkling of scallions if desired.
Makes 4 servings
Nutrition for each serving: 291 calories, 15 g protein, 51 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 654 mg sodium
tomorrow is supposed to be messy and cold. i am going to head out now to buy the ingredients for this soup.
Thanks for another calorie-minded recipe! After indulging over the holidays, it’s nice to have new ideas for dinner that taste good and are better for us. We made your Balsamic Pork with Mango tonight. Yummy!
Thanks!
I think there are a lot of us feeling this way– I sure am! There are more healthful and lower calorie recipes to come…