If you like black bean soup you are going to LOVE this one! It’s super hearty thanks to lots of veggies, smokey and rich from flavorful sausage, and just one of those stick-to-your-ribs soups. It makes a great weeknight dish too, thanks to a little secret ingredient shortcut! Everything goes in one pot and it’s ready in about 30 minutes. My Black Bean & Sausage Soup makes 4 hearty servings at 4 Blue WW SmartPoints and 8 Green WW SmartPoints or 369 calories each.
This soup has SO MUCH FLAVOR, y’all The sauteed veggies add that great homemade soup flavor and the sausage gives the beans a delicious, rich meatiness. To make the soup we simply saute our diced veggies in some olive oil until nice and soft. Next we add in several cloves of garlic and our diced sausage – they need to cook for just a few minutes with the veggies before we add everything else. The last step is stirring in some broth, spices, black beans, and a can of refried black beans. Did you catch that?! That’s our secret ingredient! The refried beans make our soup nice and thick without needing to puree anything. YUM!
For the sausage I chose to use Gilbert’s Craft Sausages Andouille Chicken Sausage. These guys are loaded with delicious spices. You can check their store locator to see if you can find them near you. If not, feel free to substitute a similar precooked sausage or you can use smoked turkey sausage or even kielbasa.
This soup is a meal in itself but it would also be wonderful served with a scoop of rice, some Quick Air Fryer Tortilla Chips for dipping, or a gooey grilled cheese. I like to top mine with a little Greek yogurt and avocado too!
My Black Bean & Sausage Soup makes 4 hearty servings at 4 Blue WW SmartPoints and 8 Green WW SmartPoints or 369 calories each. Enjoy!
If you’re looking to save points you may like my Zesty Black Bean Soup which is 0 WW SmartPoints per serving.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced small
- 1 red bell pepper, diced small
- 1 carrot, diced small
- 1 stalk celery, diced small
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 Gilbert's Craft Sausages Chicken Andouille Sausage links*, diced into ½ inch pieces
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can refried black beans
- 1 can beef broth (low sodium)
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- Heat olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium heat. Add the diced onion, pepper, celery, carrot, salt, and pepper. Saute until veggies are soft, 6-8 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and diced sausage and saute until garlic is fragrant and sausage is starting to brown, about 3 minutes.
- Add the beef broth, refried beans, chili powder, and cumin. Stir until well combined. Lastly, add in the black beans.
- Bring soup to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste. Enjoy!
*If you can't locate this particular sausage you can find a similar precooked sausage or use smoked turkey sausage or kielbasa. Substituting may change the points value so recalculate if needed.
Nutritional information is calculated with MyFitnessPal and may vary based on brands used. Smart Points information is calculated with the Weight Watchers app and may also vary based on brands used.
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