Steps to Prepare Perfect Black Bean and Rice Soup - Slow Cooker

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have black bean and rice soup - slow cooker using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Black Bean and Rice Soup - Slow Cooker:

1. Make ready Black Bean Soup:
2. Prepare 2 cans (15 oz.) each unsalted black beans, drained and rinsed
3. Take 1 large bell pepper, diced
4. Make ready 1 jalapeno, diced (seeds removed for less heat)
5. Get 1/2 yellow onion, diced
6. Prepare 3 cloves garlic, minced
7. Prepare 1 stalk celery, diced
8. Make ready 1 cup salsa (whatever kind)
9. Take 1 tbsp. chili powder
10. Get 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
11. Prepare 1 tsp. salt
12. Take 1/2 tsp. each dried oregano, smoked paprika
13. Prepare 1/4 tsp. ground coriander, pepper
14. Take 2 1/2 cups unsalted vegetable broth
15. Get Juice of 1/2 lime
16. Get Rice:
17. Prepare 3/4 cup long grain rice
18. Prepare 1 1/4 cup unsalted vegetable broth

Instructions to make Black Bean and Rice Soup - Slow Cooker:

1. Place the rinsed and drained black beans, bell pepper, onion, jalapeno, garlic, broth and all seasonings into a greased slow cooker. Place the lid on and set to low heat for 5-6 hours.
2. Once your soup is ready, switch to the warm setting. In a medium pot, heat 1 1/4 cup of broth over med-high heat. Once it comes to a boil, stir in the rice and place a lid on the pot. Lower the heat down to low and cook for 12-15 minutes, until the rice has absorbed all the liquid and is tender. Let it sit with the lid on for a few minutes, then season to taste with salt and pepper and fluff it with a fork.
3. While the rice is cooking, ladle about half the soup into a blender. Puree it until smooth. Be sure to leave some space uncovered on the blender lid to give the steam room to escape.
4. Stir both the pureed soup and the rice back into the slow cooker along with the juice from half a lime. Taste to see if it needs any additional seasoning. Then serve with whatever toppings sound good and enjoy!

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