Quick' N Easy Mexican Bean Soup

Name: Quick' N Easy Mexican Bean Soup
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: bacon; onions; pinto beans; chicken broth; water; cilantro; picante sauce

This easy to make soup for lunch will have you licking your spoon, and maybe even your bowl!

Yield

4 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

45 min

Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
4	slices	bacon diced
1	each	onions chopped
30	ounces	pinto beans undrained
10 ½	ounces	chicken broth one can
½	cup	water
⅓	cup	cilantro
⅓	cup	picante sauce	*

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
4	slices	bacon diced
1	each	onions chopped
867	ml/g	pinto beans undrained
303.5	ml/g	chicken broth one can
118	ml	water
79	ml	cilantro
79	ml	picante sauce	*

Directions

In a 3 quart saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon. Cook onion in drippings until tender but not brown. Return bacon to saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Variation: Brown 1 pound ground beef with the bacon. Also, add a 14½ ounce can whole tomatoes, ½ teaspoon ground cumin, 1 tablespoon chile powder and 3 small cloves garlic (crushed and sautéed with onion).