Pumpkin Black Bean Soup

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Servings: 9
Yield: 9 servings

Description

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!

Ingredients

3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained, divided
1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup butter
1 1/4 cups chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups beef broth
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin purée
3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
1/2 pound cubed cooked ham

Directions

1 Combine 2 cans black beans and diced tomatoes in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until smooth.
2 Melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, salt, and black pepper; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in puréed bean mixture, remaining 1 can black beans, beef 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; cook until heated through, 3 to 4 minutes more.