Thread: does anyone have a healthy locarb soup recipe

Root-Vegetable Soup
and then just add in some chicken!

It's not chicken soup but it's damn good!

Black Bean Soup Recipe

1 medium onion, chopped
1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 medium stalk celery, chopped
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
4 ounces chopped Canadian bacon
1 (14.5 ounce) can reduced sodium defatted chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
Garnish with lime wedges
Spray a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add Canadian bacon and heat over medium heat until hot. Add the onion and garlic and cook 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in chicken broth, carrot, celery, parsley, oregano and red pepper. Heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 10 minutes. Remove 1/2-cup beans and mash with a fork or potato masher. Add the mashed beans and whole beans into the broth mixture and heat through. Serve with lime wedges.

Makes 4 Servings
Serving Size: 12 ounces

Nutrients per serving:
Calories: 163
Total fat: 3 grams
Saturated fat: 1 gram
Cholesterol: 14 mg
Sodium: 1007 mg
Carbohydrate: 20 grams
Protein: 14 grams
Dietary fiber: 7 grams

Beans can be a little tough on the tummy
leave this until you feel a tad better and....
I hope you feel better soon!

Sona