Mediterranean Chicken & Black Bean Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 11/2 cups dried black beans, soaked overnight
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 4 teaspoons paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 pounds bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed, trimmed
• 1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered, opt.
• 1 can corn, drained
• 1/4 cup halved pitted oil-cured olives
• 1/2 teaspoon salt