Best 10 Southwestern Bean Soup Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the onion in oil until tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until heated through.

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine 11 soup ingredients in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 10 - 12 hours or high 4 - 5 hours.
• Make cumplings by mixing together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Combine egg white, milk and oil. Add to flour mixture. Stir with fork until just combined.
• At the end of the soup's cooking time, turn slow cooker to high. Drop dumplings by rounded teaspoonfuls to make 8 mounsd atop the soup.
• Cover and cook for 30 minutes (do not lift cover).
• Serve topped with your choice(s) of sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN AND BEAN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Drain and rinse the beans and place in a 6 quart crock pot.
• Add the chicken, corn, and tomatoes with their juices to the beans.
• Add the remainder of the ingredients and stir.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or more.
• We like this better the second day, and really don't think it can be overcooked!
• Serve the soup in large bowls and top with cheese, sour cream, and/or chips, if desired.

SOUTHWESTERN REFRIED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside. In the drippings, saute the onion, celery and garlic powder until vegetables are tender., Add the beans, picante sauce, broth, parsley and bacon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until flavors are blended. Season to taste with pepper sauce if desired. Ladle into bowls and top with cheese. Serve with tortilla chips.

SOUTHWESTERN STYLE FIFTEEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort the beans in the mix. Place them in a slow cooker on low setting with the water. Cook overnight. The next morning, add the ham, chile peppers, chili powder, crushed red pepper, onion and garlic and continue to cook on low for 8 hours.

SOUTHWESTERN PINTO BEAN SOUP (PC)

Steps:

• Place 1 cup of vegetable broth in 4 quart (or larger pressure cooker). Bring to a full simmer.
• Add garlic to broth, simmer 1 minute.
• Add chopped onions and diced red bell pepper to garlic broth mix. Simmer 2 minutes.
• Drain and rinse pinto beans from overnight soak. Add to the mixture in the pressure cooker.
• Add oregano, cumin, chipotle peppers, corn and water to the pressure cooker.
• Bring to a full boil. Seal cooker with lid and bring to high pressure.
• Cook beans at high pressure for 10 minutes. Allow pressure to come down naturally (or you may use speed release if your pressure cooker supports this).
• Put tomato paste in blender. Add 1 cup of the bean mixture to the blender and puree.
• Return the pureed mixture to the cooker and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish with diced tomatoes, cilantro and avocado and green onions.

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Combine broth, beans, undrained tomatoes, corn, carrot, onion, chili peppers, chili powder, and garlic in a crock pot (3 1/2 to 4 qt size is best).
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours.
• Dumplings:.
• Stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and pepper in a medium sized bowl.
• Mix together egg white, milk, and oil in a small bowl.
• Add to flour mixture and stir with a fork just until combined.
• Divide dumpling mixture into 6 mounds and drop on top of the bubbling soup.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 30 minutes more or on high-heat setting for 20 minutes more (don''t give in to temptation to lift lid) or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve in bowls with 1 dumpling for each serving.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pan, saute onion, garlic, celery and Serrano peppers until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add cumin, chili powder and pepper to coat onion mixture.
• Add beans and chicken broth reduce at a low boil until sauce thickens, about 15-20 minutes.
• Add fresh lime juice.
• Serve topped with grated cheese and sour cream and garnish with cilantro and lime slices.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN & WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Spray large sauce pan with cooking spray.
• Heat pan for about 1/2 minute, then add chicken and cook until browned, stirring often.
• Add onion, garlic and cumin and cook until onion is tender.
• Add broth, salsa, beans and corn.
• Heat to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat 20 minutes.

SWEET SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Spray pan with non-stick spray. Dice onion, add to pan. Add garlic.
• Cook on medium-high heat until onion is translucent.
• Add chicken broth, cumin, cinnamon, chili powder, cilantro, and diced tomatoes. Reduce to medium heat.
• Add drained corn and black beans.
• Simmer for 30 minutes to an hour. (the longer the better!).