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Black Bean and Sausage Soup (Vegetarian Option)

Kathleen

by Kathleen Pope Mar 19, 2024

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Black Bean and Sausage Soup is thick, satisfying, creamy, and filling, with hickory and citrus notes, it will quickly become a family favorite. Loaded with good-for-you black beans, veggies, broth and if desired, diced kielbasa sausage. Omit the sausage and swap out the chicken broth and you have a delicious, filling vegetarian meal!

EASY BLACK BEAN & SAUSAGE SOUP

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HEALTHIER BLACK BEAN SOUP

I’m at the point in life where I want to be healthy, eat healthy, stay active and as long as I’m doing all those things, then I am okay with the me that I am. And if that means I’m carrying more weight than I’d like, well, C’est la vie! Does it mean I will never go on a “diet” again, nope, no guarantees! But for today, that is how I’m feeling.

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Would you join me in being okay with the you that you are? If you need to take steps to be healthy, by all means take them, but if you are doing just about everything you can and still haven’t experienced what the media calls “success” then join me in being kinder to yourself, loving the you God created you to be; resting more, stressing less; moving more, sitting less; loving more, judging less…especially our bodies and what the media says they should look like.

Start eating healthy by creating this warm, delicious soup!

Here is the cast of characters…

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Open your beans, pour them into a colander, rinse and leave to drain.

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Heat your medium soup pot over medium-high heat, pour in a couple tablespoons olive oil and add your chopped onion, carrots and garlic.

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While your carrots, onions and garlic are sautéing slice up your red pepper.

PEPPER SLICING TIP | An easy way to slice up a bell pepper. Stand it on end and starting at the stem, slice down to the bottom of the pepper, slowly curving your knife with the curve of the pepper.

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Chop up the red pepper and add to onions and carrots, sautéing for a few minutes. Do you have these little flexible cutting boards? They are the best for this type of thing!

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While your veggies are sautéing, add all of your spices to a small mixing bowl. We’ll start with sea salt. Add cumin and oregano

Chili powder…add more if you like your soups spicier, I am a known wimp. You may also add a shake or more of red pepper flakes.

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Finally toss in your bay leaf.

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Pour your rinsed and drained black beans into the softened veggies and mix to combine.

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Dump in your spices and stir to combine.

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Add chicken broth (or veggie broth if keeping vegetarian)…

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Optional Additions for WOW Flavor

  • Sherry (or Tawny Port)
  • Orange juice
  • Liquid smoke* (hickory works great, I use more for smokier flavor)

*Liquid smoke can be found in your grocery store, ours is located near the BBQ sauces, Worcestershire sauces, etc.

 

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Do you have one of these babies? I love my immersion blender also called a stick blender, it’s so convenient to use to blend soups, sauces, smoothies.

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No immersion blender? Do the same thing buy placing a couple cups of soup at a time in a regular blender or even better, in a Vitamix if you have one, in which case, you can put the entire pot of soup (minus the pot – tee-hee) in and blend until smooth.

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Remove your bay leaf, before blending!

Look at those beautiful little swirls of creamy goodness.

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Once you’ve reached your desired texture, slice and add your sausage*. Heat until warmed through. *Obviously omit sausage out if you are making it vegetarian.

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Easily convert this to a vegetarian soup by omitting the sausage and using veggie broth instead of chicken broth.

Add your cilantro, I forgot to get fresh cilantro (much better) but I had some freeze-dried cilantro so I rehydrated it and poured it in.

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Finish by adding the juice of one lime.

Serve with a fresh wedge of lime, if you have it a little left over rice, put a scoop in.

Topping Suggestions 

  • Chopped Cilantro
  • Crumble a little Cotija cheese or any other Mexican cheese. Jack works well too.
  • Lime slices
  • Avocado
  • Rice, cooked (white or brown)
  • Finish with a little swirl of sour cream, Mexican Crema or greek yogurt

This thick, satisfying, hearty Black Bean & Sausage soup is a meal in itself; loaded with black beans, kielbasa, spices and blended until smooth, then topped with rice, lime, Mexican crema, cheese and cilantro. Easily convert to vegetarian by omitting the sausage and swapping veggie broth. #thefreshcooky #soup #blackbeansoup #vegetarian #kielbasa #sausage #kidfriendly

Garnish with a little fresh cilantro and serve with warm corn or flour tortillas or crispy tortilla chips.

This thick, satisfying, hearty Black Bean & Sausage soup is a meal in itself; loaded with black beans, kielbasa, spices and blended until smooth, then topped with rice, lime, Mexican crema, cheese and cilantro. Easily convert to vegetarian by omitting the sausage and swapping veggie broth. #thefreshcooky #soup #blackbeansoup #vegetarian #kielbasa #sausage #kidfriendly

Give these other warming recipes a try:

  • Italian Wedding Soup
  • Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Garlic Croutons
  • Better-Than-Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup

All soups are delicious with warm bread like one of these:

  • Sweet Buttermilk Cornbread
  • Russian Black Bread
  • Easy Yeast Rolls

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Black Bean and Sausage Soup (Vegetarian Option)

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Author: Kathleen | The Fresh Cooky
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 -6 servings
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A thick, satisfying, hearty soup; filling enough for dinner, light enough for lunch! Creamy, smooth, flavorful, with hickory and citrus notes. VEGETARIAN? No problem, omit the sausage and swap in veggie broth for chicken.

Equipment

  • Serving Ladle, Cooking/Kitchen Ladle | 100% Eco Friendly
  • Wusthof Santoku knife 5 inch; Black
  • IPOW Set of 3 Stainless Steel Fine Mesh Strainer, Colander Sieve 
  • White Soup Mug, Bowl with Handle, Dinnerware Kitchen Essentials, Set of 4
  • All-Clad Brushed 18/10 Stainless Steel Soup Pot with Lid Cookware, 4-Qt
  • Mueller Austria 1 001 Ultra-Stick 500 Watt 9-Speed Immersion 

Ingredients 

  • 4 cans black beans drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 2 carrots pealed chopped (ยพ cup baby carrots may be substituted, chopped)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 shake red pepper flakes or more if you like heat
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 teaspoons dried Mexican Oregano
  • 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
  • ยฝ cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon sherry I've also used Port, Marsala, any of the dry sweeter wines (optional)
  • 1-2 teaspoons liquid smoke optional, I like Hickory smoke
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 4 cups chicken broth or stock or vegetable broth if keeping vegetarian
  • 1 pound or package of Polish Kielbasa or Andouille Sausage sliced bite size
  • ยฝ cup fresh cilantro

SUGGESTED TOPPINGS

  • chopped cilantro
  • lime slices
  • avocado
  • sour cream
  • Crumbled Mexican or Jack cheese
  • Rice
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Instructions

  • Drain and rinse black beans in colander and set aside to drain completely.
  • Heat oil in a medium-large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, garlic, carrots and peppers, saute until soft and aromatic, about 10 minutes.
  • While veggies are sauteing, measure all spices and place in small bowl, set aside. Once veggies are soft, add black beans and spices and stir cooking for a minute or two to combine flavors.
  • Add chicken stock, orange juice, sherry, and liquid smoke; cook for 30 minutes on low heat.
  • Using an immersion blender (remove bay leaf first) blend until smooth (or use a regular blender, in small batches). Add sliced sausage, cilantro and lime juice, simmer until warm. Serve with variety of desired toppings, especially delicious with a small scoop of rice, sour cream and a squeeze of lime, topped with crumbled Cotija cheese.
  • Serve with warm tortillas and variety of desired toppings, topped with a squeeze of lime.
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Notes

VEGETARIAN OPTION | Replace chicken stock with vegetable stock and omit sausage.

Nutrition

Serving: 11 serving | Calories: 748kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 2087mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 24g
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  1. Peti

    Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    5 stars
    One of many fam favs (and extended fam)from FreshCooky. I love that it can be both meat and non meat choice. Thanks KP ????

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  2. Kimberly

    Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 10:47 am

    I was just looking for something warm and yummy for this weekend’s snow, this soup looks perfect! Can’t wait to try it!

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    • KathleenKathleen

      Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 10:57 am

      Thanks Kimberly!! Let me know your family thinks!

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