Black Bean Quinoa Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons dried cilantro
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans low-sodium black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 3 (15 ounce) cans low sodium vegetable broth
• 5 ounces frozen chopped spinach (i use cut leaf)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (to taste) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 chop onion, bell pepper, garlic and carrot and put in large soup pot (at least 6 quarts).
• 2 add diced tomato, cumin, chili powder, cilantro, red pepper flakes and beans to soup pot.
• 3 add quinoa and broth to soup pot.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
• 5 add spinach and lime juice and cook until spinach is thawed, stirring occasionally.