Good Seasons Black Bean And Rice Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 30 ounces black beans, undrained, divided (two 15 ounce cans)
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 2/3 ounce good seasonings italian salad dressing mix (one envelope)
• 1 1/2 cups instant brown rice
• sour cream (optional)
• red pepper, chopped (optional)
• cilantro, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place 1 1/2 can of beans in a blender; cover.
• 2 blend until smooth.
• 3 pour into a large saucepan.
• 4 add remaining beans, the water, onions and salad dressing mix; stir until well blended.
• 5 bring to boil on medium-high heat.
• 6 stir in rice.
• 7 reduce heat to low and cover.
• 8 simmer 5 minutes.
• 9 if desired, garnish with sour cream, chopped red peppers and/or cilantro.