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Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

Published: Jan 25, 2016 · Modified: Mar 25, 2020 by Louisa Clements · This post may contain affiliate links

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A healthy vegetarian soup, this recipe for slow cooker black bean soup is so easy to make and loaded with spices, black beans and carrots.

A healthy vegetarian soup recipe, this slow cooker black bean soup is so easy to make and loaded with spice, black beans and carrots. | livinglou.com

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6 hours hours 21 minutes minutes 17 Comments

I’m just going to start off by stating the obvious: you need this slow cooker black bean soup in your life. If you’re looking for a bowl of comfort, look no further and even if you don’t think you’re looking for a bowl of comfort, look no further.

January is a strange month, (especially when Mercury is in retrograde for most of it – fun fact, I love astrology), but it’s a Monday morning and I think we should start the week on a positive note. Are you with me? Let’s think about all the things we actually love about January, because as dark and freezing as this month may be, it’s not all bad. Right? Ok, the first thing I like about January is the food. There are healthy comforting soups like this black bean soup and other healthy favourites like my turkey and white bean chili. There’s also this thing called football, so we can’t forget the crispy wings and party dips. I think that when you sit back and look at January as a whole, when it comes to the food, it’s a pretty balanced mix between healthy eats and indulgent favourites.

Want to know something else I like about January? We all know that the weather is freezing, but there is a silver lining; there is absolutely zero guilt for curling up in my sunroom and watching Suits on Netflix all Sunday while this slow cooker black bean soup cooks away in the kitchen. Or curling up with a good book, which is something that I’ve been consciously carving time out of my day to do. I just finished reading Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave and have moved on to Brene Brown’s latest, Rising Strong which I have been dying to read since it came out in the fall. She’s one of my favourite writers and I find her research to be fascinating. Plus, every time I read one of her books I learn so much about myself. I highly recommend any of her books, but Daring Greatly is my favourite and I’ve gotten most of my friends to read it and they’ve agreed, it’s life changing.

A healthy vegetarian soup recipe, this slow cooker black bean soup is so easy to make and loaded with spice, black beans and carrots. | livinglou.com

January isn’t looking so bad anymore when you think about the delicious food and hibernation that goes on. And let’s not forget about turtle neck sweaters, because those are the absolute best. If I can lie on the couch in a turtle neck, with a bowl of this black bean soup, a homemade latte and Rising Strong I think I’ll be good for a couple of hours.

Recipe breakdown

There are a couple of important things to note about this slow cooker recipe, the most important thing is to saute the carrot, onion, bell pepper and garlic before adding them to the slow cooker. I tested this recipe by adding the vegetables raw to the slow cooker and it just doesn’t work as well (flavour wise), they need to be cooked out on the stovetop before to get rid of the bite from the raw onion and garlic (I never find that onion cooks properly in the slow cooker). So don’t skip this step, it just takes 5 minutes and is so worth it. The second thing to note about this recipe is that secret ingredient pickled jalapenos it’s just a tablespoon of chopped pickled jalapenos, but those briny peppers add a touch of heat and tang to this dish that helps to create a perfectly balanced slow cooker soup. I also opted to use water as the liquid in this

Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

Author: Louisa Clements
3.46 from 11 votes
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Prep: 15 minutes minutes
Cook: 6 hours hours 6 minutes minutes
Total: 6 hours hours 21 minutes minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon canola oil
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-2 jalapenos, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 2 540- ml/19-oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 796- ml/28-oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapenos
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups water

Instructions

  • Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add oil, carrots, onion and red pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, add garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin and oregano. Cook another minute. Scrape mixture into slow cooker insert.
  • Add black beans, diced tomatoes, pickled jalapenos and salt. Cover with water. Cook on low for 6 hours.
  • Using an immersion blender or a regular blender, puree roughly ⅓ of the soup to create a thicker and creamier consistency.
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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, easy, gluten free, slow cooker, Soup Recipes, vegan, vegetarian

Spread the positivity and let me know what you love about January in the comments below, and if you do try this slow cooker black bean soup, let me know what you think.

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  1. Kate Pogorelec

    February 23, 2016 at 10:55 am

    I can't wait to try this recipe! Perfect for a busy day crockpot recipe - do you think that I could double this recipe and then freeze half of it so that I could put it in the slow cooker in the future?
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    • Lou

      February 23, 2016 at 6:12 pm

      Hi Kate, I've never tried it myself, but I can't see why not! Let me know how it goes. :)
      Reply
  2. Richard Blue

    February 10, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    I want to serve this for a friend who's diet is gluten free, but she can take a bit of dairy. I on the other hand, want to add some italian sausage. Can I cook up a bit of sausage separately, and add it in at the end after serving my friend...will I still get some flavor?
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    • Lou

      February 11, 2016 at 9:00 am

      Hi Richard, you will definitely still get the sausage flavour by cooking it separately and stirring it in at the end. Great idea, let me know how it goes.
      Reply
  3. Ashwini

    February 09, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    Hello Lou, I tried this today in my slow cooker, and my whole family loved it! Very good, healthy recepie, keep them coming!
    Reply
    • Lou

      February 10, 2016 at 3:05 pm

      Hi Ashwini, thanks for letting me know! I'm so glad to hear that you and your family enjoyed this recipe.
      Reply
  4. Revathi

    January 28, 2016 at 6:34 am

    I love big bowls of warm and hearty soup. This black bean soup looks so flavorsome and especially love it with toppings of cheese and avocados :-)
    Reply
    • Lou

      January 28, 2016 at 9:58 am

      Thanks Revathi, I love adding avocado and cheese to a hearty black bean soup. :)
      Reply
  5. Ginger and Scotch

    January 26, 2016 at 1:56 am

    I'm been thinking of getting a slow cooker for ages and although I'm not a huge fan of beans, I do love the simplicity of the recipe.
    Reply
    • Lou

      January 28, 2016 at 9:37 am

      Thank you, my slow cooker is definitely one of my most-used tools in the kitchen.
      Reply
  6. Renee

    January 25, 2016 at 9:44 pm

    I have a confession: I've never had black bean soup. This looks like a great first one to try!
    Reply
    • Lou

      January 28, 2016 at 9:37 am

      Oh Renee you definitely need to give this one a try! Black bean soup is delicious and easy on the wallet as well.
      Reply
  7. Kelly @ TastingPage

    January 25, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    I love Brene Bown and this fabulous looking soup. I could curl up with both right about now!
    Reply
    • Lou

      January 28, 2016 at 9:36 am

      Thanks Kelly, Brene Brown is the best isn't she!
      Reply

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