Bacon And Sausage Black Bean Soup

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 (15-ounce) cans black beans, drained
• 2 (10 1/2-ounce) cans condensed chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can whole tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped
• 1/2 pound kielbasa sausage, sliced
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sour cream
• Fresh cilantro leaves (optional)

1. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp; remove bacon, and set aside, reserving drippings in pan. Saute onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in drippings 3 minutes or until tender.
2. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add bacon and vegetable mixture. Process 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth. Wipe pan with a paper towel; add bacon mixture, 2 cans black beans, chicken broth, and next 8 ingredients.
3. Place remaining 1 can black beans in a bowl; mash with a fork, and add to soup mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes or until thickened. Ladle soup into individual bowls. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves, if desired.

bacon, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, black beans, condensed chicken, tomatoes, kielbasa sausage, fresh cilantro, tomato paste, lime juice, ground cumin, ground red pepper, pepper, sour cream, cilantro

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-sausage-black-bean-soup (may not work)