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Hearty Black Bean & Poblano Soup

Hearty Black Bean & Poblano Soup

with Blue Corn Tortilla Chips, Monterey Jack & Lime Sour Cream
4.5(29.1K)4368 Reviews
Michelle Doll Olson
Michelle Doll OlsonUpdated on June 15, 2026
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Calories
590 kcal
Protein
21g protein
Total
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk

Soup-er supper alert! Just one spoonful of this hearty, richly-spiced soup will warm you from the inside out. Black beans simmer with a bounty of Southwest spices, sautéed onion, and smoky poblano until thickened. The soup’s then spooned into bowls and loaded up with all the fixin’s: lime sour cream, Monterey Jack cheese, and cilantro leaves, plus blue corn tortilla chips on the side for dipping. It doesn’t get much better than this, folks.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 unit

Lime

1 unit

Yellow Onion

1 unit

Poblano Pepper

1 unit

Roma Tomato

4 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk)

1 tablespoon

Southwest Spice Blend

1.5 ounce

Tomato Paste

13.4 ounce

Black Beans

1 unit

Tex-Mex Paste

1 unit

Veggie Stock Concentrate

¼ ounce

Cilantro

¼ cup

Monterey Jack Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1.5 ounce

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

Not included in your delivery

Salt

Pepper

1 teaspoon

Vegetable Oil

per serving
Calories590 kcal
Fat23 g
Saturated Fat7 g
Carbohydrate73 g
Sugar13 g
Dietary Fiber15 g
Protein21 g
Cholesterol35 mg
Sodium1510 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Small Bowl
Medium Pot

Cooking Steps

Prep
1

• Wash and dry all produce. • Quarter lime. Halve, peel, and dice onion. Core, deseed, and finely dice poblano. Dice tomato. • In a small bowl, combine sour cream with a squeeze of lime juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Cook Veggies
2

• Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot (use a large pot for 4 servings) over medium-high heat. Add onion and poblano; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened, 5-7 minutes. • Stir in Southwest Spice, diced tomato, and tomato paste until combined; cook until fragrant, 1 minute.

Simmer Chili
3

• Stir black beans and their liquid, Tex-Mex paste, stock concentrate, and ½ cup water (1 cup for 4 servings) into pot with veggies. • Bring to a simmer, uncovered, then reduce heat to medium low. Cook, stirring often, until flavors meld and soup is slightly thickened, 8-10 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper. TIP: Add a splash more water if the soup ends up thicker than you like.

Serve
4

• Meanwhile, pick cilantro leaves from stems. • Divide soup between bowls and dollop with lime sour cream. Sprinkle with Monterey Jack and cilantro leaves. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping and any remaining lime wedges on the side.

Customer reviews

Review summary

Updated on Mar 2026
  • Flavor: Many loved the rich, spicy taste; some found it a bit too spicy, while others wanted more depth of flavor.
  • Ease of prep: Customers praised how quick, easy, and convenient this one-pot meal was to prepare.
  • Suggestions: Consider adding ground turkey, beef, or chicken for extra protein; some added corn or potatoes for more substance.
  • Portions: Several felt it wasn't quite enough for two people; adding rice or extra beans helped bulk it up.
  • Leftovers: Many enjoyed having leftovers for lunch; some said it tasted even better the next day.
AI-generated from customer reviews

Reviews from our home cooks

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Chrishelle ReeceCooked for 2 people
|Dec 1, 2023

Great dish that was easy yet packed with flavor. Once prep is done this one pot recipe comes together perfectly! We loved the black bean soup with the blue tortilla chips. The chips had a wonderful roasted nutty flavor that completed the soup well. We will definitely choose this again.

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|May 28, 2021

This was my first time ever trying black bean soup. I love black beans but was always skeptical to try the soup, however this was a winner and will now be on regular rotation for me. Super easy to make and super flavorful. Those blue tortilla chips are the BOMB as well. LOVE this

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|Nov 1, 2021

I loved this soup. Personally chunky soups are my favorite, so the big chunks of onion, tomato, and poblano really set this soup up for success. The lime creama was a great touch of flavor with the abundance of cilantro (another favorite of mine). The black beans made it filling, but the blue tortilla strips really set the meal off. They were a nice addition to the meal and gave additional texture.

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Tom PendoleyCooked for 2 people
|Mar 21, 2024

This soup has great flavors to spice it up with & sour cream to cool it & add creaminess. The added blue tortilla chips allows you to add crunch to the soup either in it or dipped into the soup itself. It is great to be able to make this soup quickly. So good!

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|Feb 12, 2022

This is one of our favorites (along with the Mexicali Black Bean Soup). Delicious and easy to make. In both of these soups I substitute BBQ sauce for the Tex Mex paste which is way too spicy for me. Also, I rinse the beans and discard the liquid to eliminate some of the gas-inducing properties of the beans. I find that the soup is thick enough without it. (I do add 1/4 cup or so of extra water to help compensate for the missing bean liquid.)

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|Sep 1, 2021

Easy to make, good taste, but the substitution of black tortilla chips for corn against the beans of the soup is a little like calling ketchup a vegetable. A lot of salt on those chips too. No mention of when or how to add the Tex-Mex sauce, so I just had to add it in and stir it up at the end. It was OK. Spice heat level just right, not too much not too bland. Just too much salt, and needs a real corn food.

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|Jan 3, 2022

Very easy to make. We especially liked the "one pot" aspect, both in terms of ease and clean up. More one pot recipes please!

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|Feb 28, 2022

We love this soup. We made our own cornbread muffins on the side, since it is a bit like a southwest chili. You can never go wrong with Colavita black beans.

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|Jan 2, 2022

I added a half teaspoon of cholula green pepper hot sauce at the end of cooking 🙂 and the blue corn chips were an easy accompaniment, but I made corn muffins (Jiffy brand mix) to go with the soup instead. So good!

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|Oct 22, 2021

I add a can of creamed corn, crushed tomatoes, garbanzo beans, and an extra can of black beans to turn this into soup for a few days. Amazing for the winter months!

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