- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
This hearty, warming Mexican bean soup uses basic store cupboard ingredients and is cooked from scratch in the microwave. Add extra chilli powder for a spicy kick.
Ingredient:
- 1 onion
- 2–3 garlic cloves
- 2 medium carrots or 1 medium carrot and 1 medium sweet potato
- 1 red pepper
- ½ vegetable stock cube
- 1 x 400g/14oz can red kidney beans
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin (optional)
- 1 tsp dried oregano (optional)
- 1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
- ground black pepper (optional)