Black Bean and Pasta Soup
A one-pot meal! This Black Bean and Pasta Soup is budget friendly and delicious meal.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion small diced
- 3 cloves garlic crushed or chopped
- 2 red chillies (optional) or use red chilli flakes finely chopped
- 1 tsp fresh or dried rosemary chopped
- 1 red capsicum/ bell pepper small diced
- 1 cup green peas defrosted and washed
- 150 g fusilli pasta
- 1 can black beans washed and drained
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp red/pink peppercorns (optional)
- 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp vegetable stock paste or vegetable stock cube
- 750 ml water adjust according to the consistency
Instructions
- Heat olive oil, add in the onion and garlic, sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add in the chilli and rosemary and stir it in. Now tip in the tomatoes and a little bit of salt and mix it well. Cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Add in the vegetable stock paste or cube, crushed pink/red peppercorns and black pepper powder, mix it well. Add in 750ml water.
- Add in the pasta, black beans and cover the pot slightly ajar and for 5-7 minutes till the pasta is 80% cooked. Add some sugar to balance it out.
- Now tip in the green peas and red capsicum and bowl the soup for 3-4 minutes.
- Garnish the soup with your choice of herbs and serve hot with garlic bread!