Easy Portuguese Bean Soup

This spicy soup flavored with chorizo sausage, vegetables, and a generous helping of cayenne pepper cooks in just 30 minutes.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 265 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 5 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 3 quarts chicken broth
• 5 tomatoes, chopped
• 3 small potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 0.25 cup olive oil
• 0.5 cup tomato paste
• 0.5 pound chorizo sausage, chopped
• 1.5 tablespoons cayenne pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.

Step 2

Heat oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add carrots, onion, and celery; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, potatoes, kidney beans and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and stir in cayenne pepper and tomato paste. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add sausage and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.