Spicy Baked Bean Soup

⏱ 20 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Snack

This is a speedy and nutritious soup that is naturally vegetarian. It combines tinned baked beans, stewed tomatoes, and sweetcorn in a lightly spiced tomato broth. The dish is finished with a cooling dollop of sour cream and fresh spring onions. It can be made heartier with the addition of cooked ham if desired. The entire process takes only about 20 minutes from start to finish.

Spicy Baked Bean Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) can vegetarian baked beans, in tomato sauce
  • 1 (19 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 (12 ounce) can canned corn niblets (undrained)
  • 1 cup water
  • 5 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (use less if you wish)
  • 2 green onions, sliced thin
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (substitute plain yogurt, if you wish)

Method

  1. Place the baked beans, stewed tomatoes, corn with its liquid, water, chilli powder, oregano, cumin, and cayenne into a saucepan.
  2. Heat the mixture until it begins to boil, then lower the temperature so it simmers gently for about 10 minutes, giving it a stir now and then.
  3. Check the seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper or any extra spices according to your preference.
  4. Ladle the hot soup into bowls, add a generous spoonful of sour cream to each, and finish with a scattering of thinly sliced green onions.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium981100 mg

Recipe details

CategorySnack
AuthorLennie