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Mexican-style bean soup
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Mexican-style bean soup

20 ingredients 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Make a Mexican wave with this chilli-spiked soup, loaded with avocado, sour cream and spring onions.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

864
Calories
21g
Protein
57g
Fat
76g
Carbs

Counts 20 of 24 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 20 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Sunflower 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Pinto Bean 1/2 cup (86g) canned 122
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Beans not in our table 0
Savory not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500g/1lb 2oz pinto beans, or mixed dried beans
  • 2 onions
  • 2 celery
  • 2 large carrots
  • 3 garlic
  • 3 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
  • of parsley sprigs, savory or thyme sprigs, 2 bay leaves and a rosemary sprig bouquet garni
  • 110g/4oz pancetta
  • 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
  • 1 heaped tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 60ml/2fl oz dry sherry
  • 1 lime
  • 150ml/5fl oz soured cream or crème fraîche
  • 1 avocado
  • 6 spring onions
  • 2 red chillies, seeds
  • small bunch coriander
  • 1-2 limes

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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