Instant Pot Black Bean Soup
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It looks like someone had some bad diarrhea, but I promise it tastes good.
Ingredients
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- 1 onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- totally optional--as many handfuls of carrots as you desire (I had these in the freezer, so was trying to get rid of them)
- 4 tsp chili powder
- 1.5 tsp cumin
- 1.5 tsp dried oregano
- 1 bag dried black beans (~2.5 cup)
- 2 bay leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- 7 cups water or stock
Methodology
Mince the garlic.
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Chop up the onion.
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Set the Instant Pot to saute with some oil. Add in the onion and garlic to start to soften things.
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At this point, add in any other veggies. In my case, I was trying to use up some carrots I had.
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Toss in all the spices and mix around.
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Add the stock or water. Again, I had some frozen stock that I decided to use, supplementing with some Better Than Bouillon.
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Add the bay leaves.
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Seal the Instant Pot and pressure cook for 1 hour.
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When done, quick release, and you'll get to see this beauty.
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Pull out some of the beans--1 cup is good.
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Blend the rest of the mixture.
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Add the beans back in for some texture and reassurance that, yes, this is black bean soup. Serve up or put away for meal prep.
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Results
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Looks pretty gross, but it's super flavorful with all the spices. It's a little hard to eat out of a mason jar, so towards the end, I started taking it down like a smoothie, lol.
It's a really cheap and low-effort meal to make to get some easy protein and fiber!