Pumpkin Black Bean Soup

This delicious pumpkin and black bean soup recipe made with onion, ham, and tomatoes, is so easy to make. It tastes even better reheated the next day!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 151 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• 3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained, divided
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup butter
• 1.25 cups chopped onion
• 0.5 pound cubed cooked ham

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Purée two cans of black beans and diced tomatoes in a food processor until smooth.

Step 2

Melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat; add onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in puréed bean mixture, reserved whole black beans, broth, pumpkin purée, and vinegar until combined; simmer until thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, about 25 minutes. Stir in ham and cook until heated through, 3 to 4 minutes.