WW-BLACK BEAN SOUP

Recipe By : WEIGHT WATCHERS QUICK START PROGRAM
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : soups and stews weight watchers
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Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 teaspoons margarine
2 tablespoons diced onion
1 garlic clove — chopped
1 3/4 cups water
4 ounces drained canned black beans (turtle)
1/4 cup each: carrot and celery — chopped
1 packet instant chicken broth and seasoning mix
1/2 small bay leaf
1 tablespoon dry sherry
dash each: salt and pepper
1 egg hard cooked — chopped

In a 1 quart saucepan heat margarine until bubbly and hot: add onion and
garlic and saute until onion is softened. Add water, beans, carrot, celery,
broth mix, and bay leaf to saucepan and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat,
cover, and cook until vegetables are very soft, about 45 minutes. Remove from
heat and let cool slightly; remove and discard bay leaf.
Pour mixture into blender container and process at low speed until smooth;
return soup to saucepan and stir in sherry, salt and pepper. Bring to a
simmer and let cook until thoroughly heated, about 5 minutes; pour into 2
bowls and sprinkle each portion with half of the chopped egg.

each serving provides; 1 1/2 protein exchanges; 1/2 vegetable exchange; 1 fat
exchange; 15 calories optional exchange
Per serving: 167 calories; 8 g protein; 7 g fat; 17 g carbohydrate; 782 mg
sodium (estimated); 137 mg cholesterol.

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