Black Bean Soup - Lisa Rice Lifestyle

Ingredients

• 3 cups (or 2 cans) black beans, drained
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 can chopped fire roasted tomatoes
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 celery stick, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp chili powder blend
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & pepper to taste