Smoky Black Bean Soup

If you are looking for a really easy soup recipe for a cold fall day, this is one of them. It took me a total of about ten minutes to put this soup together, and it has a great smoky chipotle flavor. Of course you can add a little of your own spices if you want to make it hotter, but for me and my tame taste buds, I just stuck to the recipe.

I found this one on Yahoo Shine but was from Cooking Light

(15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup water
1 (14.5-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup chipotle salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Avocado-Lime Salsa (see recipe below)
Reduced-fat sour cream (optional)

1. Place beans in a medium saucepan. Mash beans slightly with a potato masher. Stir in water and next 3 ingredients. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes. Uncover, and cook 2 minutes or until soup is slightly thickened. Ladle soup evenly into each of 4 bowls; top evenly with Avocado-Lime Salsa, and, if desired, sour cream. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup soup and 1/4 cup salsa).

CALORIES 172; FAT 5.7g (sat 0.9g, mono 3.4g, poly 0.8g); PROTEIN 7.4g; CARB 29.7g; FIBER 11g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 3.1mg; SODIUM 572mg; CALC 60mg

Avocado-Lime Salsa
Prep: 5 minutes

1 cup diced peeled avocado
1 lime
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/8 teaspoon salt

1. Place avocado in a small bowl. Grate rind from lime and squeeze juice to measure 1/2 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon, respectively; add to avocado. Add cilantro and salt. Toss gently. Yield: 1 cup (serving size: 1/4 cup).

CALORIES 55; FAT 5.2g (sat 0.8g, mono 3.2g, poly 0.7g); PROTEIN 0.7g; CARB 2.9g; FIBER 1.7g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 0.4mg; SODIUM 76mg; CALC 5mg