Cuban Black Bean Soup

Cuban Black Bean Soup is a traditional Cuban recipe and is often served with warm rice. This recipe uses vegetable broth which makes this Cuban Black Bean Soup Recipe vegan. We also used canned beans which makes it an easy recipe. This meal is flavorful with spices, green bell peppers, and onions! Serve this soup with rice and you have a great dish! You’ll love this Traditional Cuban Black Bean And Rice Soup!

Why We Love This Recipe

• Easy to make! I should say that this Cuban Black Bean Soup recipe is now easy to make after I screwed it up the first time. In my original attempt I used an emersion blender and pretty much turned the whole thing into what looked like refried black beans. It had a cement-like texture to it and let’s just say that it sat in the fridge until I was ready to admit failure. However, now that I know what I’m doing, you don’t have to struggle. This Cuban Black Bean Soup With Canned Beans is an easy recipe to make. You’re going to open up several cans of black beans, blend some of them up with a portion of the vegetable broth, cut up some veggies and you’re on your way. No tricky cooking techniques in this one. Just great ingredients and a little time letting the soup simmer.
• Great taste! This Cuban Black Bean Soup Recipe has great traditional Cuban flavors. Green bell pepper, onions, garlic, and spices create a rich earthy flavor. Add a pinch of salt to bring these flavors out even more, top with some rice, cilantro, and salsa and you’ve got a great meal on your hands!
• It’s Vegan! We only use vegetable broth in this recipe which makes it completely Vegan!
• Very Healthy! Cuban Black Bean Soup With Canned Beans is packed with nutrients. That’s why we will cover a few of the ingredients here.
  • Black beans are an excellent source of protein for Vegan diets (1).
  • Oregano is high in antioxidants which may help reduce risk for serious diseases (2).
  • Green bell pepper is a great source of fiber which is necessary for gut-health (3).

Recipe Ingredients

• Black Beans
• Vegetable Broth
• Green Bell Pepper
• Olive Oil
• Onion
• Garlic
• Tomato Paste
• Cumin
• Oregano
• Adobo Powder
• Bay Leaves

How To Make Cuban Black Bean Soup

1. Prepare your vegetables. Chop up your onions, garlic, and bell peppers.
2. Blend beans and vegetable broth. Add half a quart of your vegetable broth and half of one of the cans of black beans into a blender and blend until smooth.
3. Sauté veggies. Add olive oil to a large Dutch oven or soup pot and heat over medium high. Include the onions, garlic, and green bell peppers and sauté until the onions are translucent.
4. Add remaining ingredients and cook. Add the blended beans, remaining canned beans, tomato paste, spices, and remaining vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 45 minutes over medium heat.
5. Garnish and serve. Top with white rice, cilantro, avocado, onion, and radishes.

Tips For Making Cuban Black Bean Soup With Canned Beans

• Consistency is important with this recipe. That’s why you don’t want to blend too many of the beans or you will end up with something other than a soup. And this soup should have some broth to it.
• Add salt. This soup consists of earthy flavors which need a little pinch of salt to bring them out. So, feel free to add a healthy pinch.
• Add more broth or beans until you reach the desired consistency.

Recipe Variations

• Add smoked paprika.
• Top with salsa. Surprisingly, I happen to know of a great salsa recipe for this dish. Try our Vegan Plate Serrano Salsa!
• Use red or orange bell peppers instead of green.
• Top with Pico de Gallo.

If you enjoyed this Vegan Plate recipe, here are some others you may enjoy!

Healthy Soup and Stew Recipes

• Cabbage Soup
• Ribollita Soup
• Vegan Chili
• Vegan Tortilla Soup
• Potato Leek Soup
• Vegan Red Lentil Soup
• Moroccan Harira Soup
• Shipwreck Stew
• 4 Ingredient Potato Soup
• Pozole Verde

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Yield: 6 Servings

Cuban Black Bean Soup

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Cuban Black Bean Soup is a traditional Cuban recipe and is often served with warm rice. This recipe uses vegetable broth which makes this Cuban Black Bean Soup Recipe vegan. We also used canned beans which makes it an easy recipe. This meal is flavorful with spices, green bell peppers, and onions! Serve this soup with rice and you have a great dish! You'll love this Traditional Cuban Black Bean And Rice Soup!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• 2 (29 oz.) cans of black beans
• 2 quarts of vegetable broth
• 1 green bell pepper
• 3 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 Teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 Tablespoon ground oregano
• 1 Tablespoon adobo powder
• 3 bay leaves
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Prepare your vegetables. Chop up your onions, garlic, and bell peppers.
2. Blend beans and vegetable broth. Add half a quart of your vegetable broth and half of one of the cans of black beans into a blender and blend until smooth.
3. Sauté veggies. Add olive oil to a large Dutch oven or soup pot and heat over medium high. Include the onions, garlic, and green bell peppers and sauté until the onions are translucent.
4. Add remaining ingredients and cook. Add the blended beans, remaining canned beans, tomato paste, spices, and remaining vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 45 minutes over medium heat.
5. Garnish and serve. Top with white rice, cilantro, avocado, onion, and radishes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 147Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 958mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 4gSugar: 5gProtein: 4g

The Vegan Plate attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.