Black Bean & Sausage Soup

A supercharged black bean soup you’ll want to eat every day. Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced small
• 1 red bell pepper, diced small
• 1 carrot, diced small
• 1 stalk celery, diced small
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 Gilbert’s Craft Sausages Chicken Andouille Sausage links*, diced into ½ inch pieces
• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can refried black beans
• 1 can beef broth (low sodium)
• 1 tsp chili powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium heat. Add the diced onion, pepper, celery, carrot, salt, and pepper. Saute until veggies are soft, 6-8 minutes.
2. Add the minced garlic and diced sausage and saute until garlic is fragrant and sausage is starting to brown, about 3 minutes.
3. Add the beef broth, refried beans, chili powder, and cumin. Stir until well combined. Lastly, add in the black beans.
4. Bring soup to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste. Enjoy!