South Beach Diet Black Bean Soup (phase I Friendly)

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sazon goya (one packet)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 teaspoon fresh oregano
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped plus additional (to garnish)
• 1/2 cup fresh tomato, chopped (roma works best)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium sauce pan, sauté onion, garlic and green pepper in olive oil until they begin to soften (about 5-7 minutes).
• 2 add the rest of the ingredients (except the tomatoes) and bring to a rolling boil.
• 3 reduce heat and simmer 5-7 minutes longer.
• 4 remove about half of the mixture and place in a blender and puree, returned pureed soup to the pot (or if you have an immersion blender, use it in the pot for the entire batch).
• 5 serve hot with chopped tomatoes and a few more sprigs of cilantro.