Black Bean Soup

Name: Black Bean Soup
Ingredients: 1 lb dried blacked beans, sorted and soaked; 1/2 lb bacon, diced; 1 lg onion, diced; 16 oz chicken stock; 2 C water; 2 bay leaves; 1 t garlic powder; 1/2 t chipotle chili powder; 1/2 t cumin powder; 3 lg carrots, diced; 4 stalks celery, diced; 15 oz can chopped tomatoes; 2 T lime juice

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Ingredients

1 lb dried blacked beans, sorted and soaked
1/2 lb bacon, diced
1 lg onion, diced
16 oz chicken stock
2 C water
2 bay leaves
1 t garlic powder
1/2 t chipotle chili powder
1/2 t cumin powder
3 lg carrots, diced
4 stalks celery, diced
15 oz can chopped tomatoes
2 T lime juice

Directions

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