Sausage and Black Bean Soup

Makes: 8 (about 1 cup each) servings

Prep Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 35 min.

Ingredients

• 1 - Tablespoon butter
• 1 - Tablespoon olive oil
• 2 - cups chopped carrots
• 1 - cup chopped onion
• 1 - cup chopped celery
• 1 - package Regular Flavor Pork Sausage Roll, cooked, crumbled, drained
• 3 - cans (15 ounces each) black beans, drained, rinsed
• 1 - carton (32 ounces) chicken broth
• 2 - teaspoon salt
• 1 -teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 - cup sour cream
• 1/2 - cup chopped red bell pepper

Directions

1. Melt butter with oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add carrots, onions and celery; cook 5 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.

2.  Add sausage, beans, broth, salt and black pepper; stir.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Cool slightly.  Pour into blender in batches; blend until smooth, pouring each batch of pureed soup into serving bowl.

3. Top individual servings of soup with sour cream and red pepper.