Black Bean and Corn Soup

Warm up with this delicious, hearty and healthy soup made with nutritious, fiber-rich black beans.

Ingredients

  • 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 14 1/2-ounce can low sodium Mexican stewed tomatoes, undrained
  • 14 1/2-ounce can low sodium diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 11-ounce can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 4 green onions, sliced
  • 4 ribs celery, diced
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 garlic clove, minced

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 5 to 6 hours.

Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1/8 of recipe. 120 calories, 2 grams fat, 0 grams saturated fat, 480 milligrams sodium, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 23 grams carbohydrates, 7 grams fiber, 6 grams protein.

Diabetic Exchange
Fruit: 0; vegetables: 2; meat: 0; milk: 0; fat: 0; carbohydrate: 1; other: 0.

Diabetic exchanges are calculated based on the American Diabetes Association Exchange. Exchanges are rounded up or down equal to whole numbers.

Recipe courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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