Southwest Black Bean Soup is a spicy black bean soup recipe. It is a dump-and-go recipe you can make in the slow cooker or the instant pot and is a great vegetarian black bean soup recipe.
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Spicy Black Bean Soup
This spicy black bean soup recipe is one of our favorite vegetarian black bean soup recipes. It's filled with beans, corn, tomatoes and is filled with all the southwest flavors we all love.
It's an entire meal when served with a dollop of sour cream, shredded cheese, and a few tortilla strips. This is the best southwest black bean soup recipe in all the land.
What To Serve with Soup
- Breadsticks
- Homemade crescent rolls
- Focaccia Bread
- Pesto Pinwheels
- Dinner Rolls
- French Loaf Recipe
- Soft White Bread Recipe
- Cheesy Breadsticks
Ingredients in Southwestern Black Bean Soup
- Beans- You can use black beans, pinto beans or kidney beans. It also works great to use a mixture of these.
- Tomatoes- Crushed tomatoes work best. You can use whole or diced tomatoes too but you'll want to give them a quick blend in the blender before you add them to your slow cooker.
- Broth- If you want to keep this a vegetarian meal, use vegetable broth. If that's not important to you, chicken broth works great here, too and adds a lot of flavors.
- Green Chilies- diced green chilies work great. It's also fine if they're fire-roasted.
- Frozen Corn- Super sweet white corn is the best addition. It tastes so fresh and is so sweet. Canned corn works fine too but frozen corn is preferred.
- Green onions- just regular, thinly sliced green onions work great.
- Chili Powder- any kind works great.
- Cumin- This is what gives it that smokey southwest flavor we love.
- Minced Garlic- fresh is bet but jarred works fine too.
Looking For the Best Soup Recipes?
For some more homestyle soup recipes like this one, give these a try:
- Easy Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup - full of chicken, homestyle noodles, carrots and peas, and quick to throw together.
- Roasted Tomato Soup - roasting the tomatoes gives them so much more flavorful than the canned version, and it still tastes just as great with a grilled cheese.
- Loaded Baked Potato Soup - if you are a sucker for soup and potatoes, this is for you!
- Broccoli Potato Cheese Soup - loaded with veggies and cheddar cheese, this is delicious on it's own or served from a bread bowl.
- Turkey and Rice Soup - filled with wild rice, turkey and veggies.
- Taco Soup- A soup recipe that can be ready in about 20 minutes and loaded with all your favorite Southwest flavors.
- Broccoli Cheese Soup- An easy and creamy cheesy broccoli cheese soup everyone will love.
How to make Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup:
- In a slow cooker add the Beans, (no need to drain the beans) crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, diced green chilies, frozen corn, green onions, chili powder, garlic powder, and minced garlic.
- Cook on Low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
- Serve in bowls topped with sour cream, shredded cheddar, and tortilla chips.
How to make Instant Pot Black Bean Soup:
- In the Instant Pot add the beans, (no need to drain the beans) crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, diced green chilies, frozen corn, green onions, chili powder, garlic powder, and minced garlic. Stir.
- Close and lock the lid in place. Select the soup/broth and cook for 7 minutes. When the 7 minutes is finished, Let the pressure come down Natural Release. Remove the lid tilting it away from you. Stir the bean soup.
- Serve in bowls topped with sour cream, shredded cheddar, and tortilla chips.
Toppings for Southwest Bean Soup
- Corn Chips or Fritos
- Salsa
- Pico de Gio
- Chopped green onions
- Sliced Olives
- Sour Cream
- Shredded Cheese
- Guacamole
- Sliced Avocados
Can You Freeze Southwest Bean Soup Soup?
Yup! Just cool completely and transfer to freezer bags. Lay them flat in the freezer and store for up to 5 months. Once you are ready to use, you can thaw overnight in the fridge, or else transfer directly into a pot on the stovetop and re-heat on medium-low heat, stirring often.
If you want to go the microwave route, just transfer into a microwave-safe container and reheat for about 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between.
Southwest Black Bean Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 15 oz cans Black Beans no need to drain the beans. You can also sub in 1 can pinto or Kidney beans
- 2 15 oz cans Crushed Tomatoes (No Salt)
- 2 cups Chicken Broth (can use vegetable broth for a vegetarian option)
- 2 4 oz cans Green Chiles roasted and diced
- 1½ cups Frozen Corn super sweet white corn is best
- 4 whole Green Onions sliced thinly
- 3 tablespoon Chili Powder
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 1 tablespoon Garlic minced
Garnish
- 1 cup Sour Cream full fat and low-fat work great
- 2 cups Shredded Cheddar or any shredded cheese blend you love
- 8 ounces Tortilla Chips or tortilla strips, Fritos work great too.
Instructions
Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup
- In a slow cooker add the Beans, (no need to drain the beans) crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, diced green chilies, frozen corn, green onions, chili powder, garlic powder, and minced garlic.
- Cook on Low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
- Serve in bowls topped with sour cream, shredded cheddar, and tortilla chips.
Instant Pot Black Bean Soup
- In the Instant Pot add the beans, (no need to drain the beans) crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, diced green chilies, frozen corn, green onions, chili powder, garlic powder, and minced garlic. Stir.
- Close and lock the lid in place. Select the soup/broth and cook for 7 minutes. When the 7 minutes is finished, Let the pressure come down Natural Release. Remove the lid tilting it away from you. Stir the bean soup.
- Serve in bowls topped with sour cream, shredded cheddar, and tortilla chips.
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- Lasagna Soup
- Easy Taco Soup
- Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe
- Turkey Enchilada Soup
- Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
- Roasted Tomato
- Broccoli Potato Cheese Soup
- Turkey and Rice Soup
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Southwest Black Bean Soup is a spicy black bean soup recipe. It is a dump-and-go recipe you can make in the slow cooker or the instant pot and is a great vegetarian black bean soup recipe.
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