Hearty black bean soup becomes a welcoming dinner. With the addition of shrimp and rice, it's a whole meal in a bowl. Best of all it takes only 20 minutes start to finish. Soups are great family fare, but usually take too long to make for a midweek meal. This quick one fits the bill.
Black beans are becoming popular as we discover that they taste great and are packed with fiber and protein, about 15 grams per cup. This is the type of meal you can make without a trip to the supermarket. Keep canned beans, any type can be used, frozen shrimp, canned tomatoes, chicken broth and rice on hand. Also keep frozen diced onion and minced bottled garlic on hand for many other recipes.
Helpful Hints:
_ Any type of canned tomatoes can be used.
_ Brown rice can be substituted for white rice.
_ Hot pepper sauce is added at the end. The heat is up to you.
_ 4 crushed garlic cloves can be used instead of minced garlic.
Countdown:
_ Saute shrimp.
_ Cook remaining ingredients.
Shopping List:
To buy: olive oil spray, } pound peeled shrimp, 1 can reduced-sodium black beans, 1 can diced no-salt added tomatoes, 1 bottle ground cumin, 1 can low-sodium chicken broth, 1 bottle hot pepper sauce, 1 package frozen diced onion, 1 container minced garlic and 1 bunch cilantro (optional).
Staples: long-grain white rice, salt and black peppercorns.
