Dinner for 7

Black Bean Soup (7 servings)

Name: Black Bean Soup (7 servings)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small yellow onion; 1 cup diced celery; 1 cup diced carrots; 1 red bell pepper; 1 poblano pepper (optional); 3 1/2 cloves garlic; 2 tsp each chili powder; 1 tsp each smoked paprika; 1 chipotle chili pepper in adobo; 2 cups vegetable broth; 4 cans (15 oz) black beans; 1 cans (14 1/2 oz) fire roasted diced tomatoes; 1 cans (4 oz) green chilies; 1/4 cup cilantro; 1 tbsp lime juice; salt and pepper to taste (optional); 1 recipe pico de gallo (optional)

Black beans, vegetables, tomatoes, and spices simmer together into a hearty soup finished with cilantro and lime.

Typical price

$7.43for 4 servings

$1.86 per serving$7.43 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

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45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
7servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.39Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.57Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.31Typical price
Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.93Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.26Typical price
Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo$0.35/oz typical	5 oz	$1.75Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	17 oz	$1.16Typical price
Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	60 oz	$5.40Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	15 oz	$1.16Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.02Typical price
Salsa$0.14/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.00

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 small yellow onion
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced carrots
1 red bell pepper
1 poblano pepper (optional)
3 1/2 cloves garlic
2 tsp each chili powder
1 tsp each smoked paprika
1 chipotle chili pepper in adobo
2 cups vegetable broth
4 cans (15 oz) black beans
1 cans (14 1/2 oz) fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 cans (4 oz) green chilies
1/4 cup cilantro
1 tbsp lime juice
salt and pepper to taste (optional)
1 recipe pico de gallo (optional)

Steps

Warm the olive oil in a six-quart pot over medium heat.
Add the onion, celery, carrots, red bell pepper, poblano, and garlic, then cook for 8 minutes.
Stir in the chili powder, smoked paprika, and chipotle pepper, and cook for 1 minute.
Add the broth, black beans, tomatoes, and green chilies, then bring the soup to a simmer.
Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Mash about one-third of the beans, then stir in the cilantro and lime juice and season with salt and pepper.

Swaps

Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices