Cheesy Black Bean Soup Recipes

CHEESY BLACK BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix cooked brown rice, black beans, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and black pepper in prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until cheese is bubbling, about 30 minutes. Garnish with tomato slice.

EASY CHEESY TACO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium high heat add the ground beef. Cook and crumble until no longer pink and drain the grease.
• Add the diced tomatoes, corn, kidney beans, black beans, olives, taco seasoning packet, and beef broth.
• Add in the Velveeta cheese OR the shredded cheddar cheese. Stir together and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and let simmer for 2-3 minutes to let the flavors blend and serve with desired toppings.

CHEESY, SPICY BLACK BEAN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 475 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Fry the garlic until lightly golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste, paprika, red-pepper flakes and cumin (be careful of splattering), and fry for 30 seconds, reducing the heat as needed to prevent the garlic from burning.
• Add the beans, water and generous pinches of salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top then bake until the cheese has melted, 5 to 10 minutes. If the top is not as browned as you'd like, run the skillet under the broiler for 1 or 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHEESY CHICKEN ENCHILADA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot, over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook for about 5 minutes until the onion is soft and translucent.
• Add the enchilada sauce and cream cheese. Break down the cream cheese with a wooden spoon and cook until the cheese has completely melted.
• Add the diced tomatoes, black beans, frozen corn and stir.
• Add the chopped chicken breast and chicken broth. Stir and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, just until the soup is really hot. You don't really want to boil this soup for too long because the cream cheese could curdle. If you find the soup is too thick, add a bit more chicken broth.
• Remove from heat and top with green onions and mozzarella cheese before serving.

BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Set a multi-cooker to the saute function. Add the lard or butter and melt. Add the garlic, onion, bell pepper and jalapeno. Cook until the vegetables are softened, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle over the chili powder, cumin and salt. Stir and cook for about a minute. Add the beans and pour in the broth.
• Put on the lid and set the valve to sealing. Set to pressure cook on manual for 50 minutes.
• Once the pressure-cook cycle is complete, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then release the rest of the steam using quick release.
• Remove the lid and add the lime juice. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until it is a good mix of smooth and textured. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. If the soup is too thick, add some additional broth to thin it.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with the red onion, cilantro, tomato, sour cream, avocado and lime wedges.

BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Put the bacon into a large heavy pot and place it over medium heat. Cook until it starts to give up its fat, about 4 minutes. Stir in the onions and cook, stirring, until they start to turn translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until you can smell it, about 1 minute. Add the broth, tomatoes, ketchup, Worcestershire, and chili powder. Stir in the beans, turn the heat to high and bring to a boil. Adjust the heat so the soup is bubbling gently and cook 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, pick off all the thick stems from the cilantro. Wash it and shake dry. Chop the cilantro coarsely and stir it into the soup when it has been simmering 10 minutes. cook until the soup is thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lime juice. Serve with the garnishes.

CHEESY WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in large saucepot. Add enough water to cover beans by a few inches. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Simmer on medium-low heat 30 min. or until beans until tender. Let beans cool in their cooking liquid; drain. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 400°F. Cut off and discard top third of garlic bulb; drizzle with 1/2 tsp. oil. Wrap loosely in foil; place on baking sheet. Bake 40 min. or until tender. Cool completely. Squeeze garlic pulp from bulb; set aside.
• Heat remaining oil in large stockpot on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir 8 to 10 min. or until tender. Add beans, garlic pulp and broth; stir until blended. Bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min.
• Process soup, in batches, in blender until smooth. Return to pot. Add cheese; cook on medium heat until cheese is melted and soup is heated through, stirring constantly.

CHEESY BEAN DIP

Steps:

• Combine beans and tomatoes with chile peppers in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until warm, about 5 minutes. Mash most of the beans with the back of a spoon while stirring.
• Stir in condensed soup until fully combined. Add Colby-Jack cheese and taco seasoning; cook until cheese has melted. Add cayenne and cook until warm, about 5 more minutes.

CHEESY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a largish pot over medium heat render down the bacon until it's just crispy bits.
• Add the carrot, celery, and shallot and sautee until the carrot and celery start to become tender.
• Add the beef broth and cayenne pepper and bring to a simmer, simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the black beans and continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes, until the beans are heated through.
• Using a stick blender, (or your regular blender in batches), blend the soup until smooth.
• With the soup back on the heat stir in the Asiago until it's melted.
• Ladle the soup into individual crocks (or other broiler proof dishes) and top with a slice of the french bread. Sprinkle each round with grated Gouda. Broil on high for about 3 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Watch it carefully!

CAULDRON OF BUBBLING CHEESY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Saute ground beef in a soup pot over medium high heat until browned, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add canned cheese soup and water and bring to a very gentle simmer. Add the cheese with jalapeno peppers, and stir until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in beans and salsa and bring back to a simmer. Cut off tops of each loaf of bread, and reserve for later. Carefully hollow out center of each loaf leaving 1 1/2-inch shell. Spoon soup into hollowed out bread, allowing some to spill over top of bread cauldron as if bubbling, and replace top of the loaf. Serve hot.

BLACK BEAN SOUP FROM DRIED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large pot,soak the beans in 2 quarts of cold water overnight, or in 2 quarts of boiling water for an hour or two.
• After soaking, or the next day, drain the beans and cover them with fresh water.
• Bring the beans to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce the heat. You want the beans to simmer gently for most of the cooking process.
• Cover the pot and simmer the beans for an hour.
• Add more water, if needed, to keep the beans covered.
• Taste the beans after an hour and see if they are tender.
• If they are, then you can add the vegetables now; if not, let them cook another 30 minutes and try again.
• When the beans are perfectly tender add the vegetable oil, chopped vegetables and seasonings.
• Taste and add salt if you think it needs it.
• Put the lid back on and simmer the soup for another 30 minutes, or until the carrots are tender.
• The soup will be rich and dark with vibrant colors from the vegetables peeking through.
• When everything is tender, it's ready to serve.

CHEESY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Brown and drain ground beef.
• Add soup, cheese and salsa.
• Heat on medium and stir until well-blended.
• Add beans and continue heating until well-blended.
• Sprinkle in some crushed red pepper for added "heat," if you like.