Creamy White Bean Enchilada Soup

Vegetarian Enchilada Soup with white beans, chiles, and corn

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Creamy White Bean Enchilada Soup

Creamy White Bean Enchilada Soup with green chiles and corn is the ultimate 30 minute vegetarian soup. Freezer-friendly and great for meal prep or easy weeknight dinner.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Jamie Vespa MS, RD

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped (sub bell pepper color of choice)
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp. ground cumin
1 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. black pepper
3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
3 cups vegetable broth (sub chicken broth)
2 cups whole-milk (sub cashew milk if making vegan/dairy free)
2 (15-oz.) cans navy beans (small white beans), rinsed and drained (sub Great Northern or cannellini beans)
2 (4-oz.) cans chopped green chiles
1 cup fresh or frozen/thawed corn
1/2 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt (sub sour cream)
Optional garnishes: fresh cilantro, diced avocado, tortilla chips

Instructions

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium. Add onion and bell pepper; cook 6 minutes, until softened. Add garlic, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper; cook 2 minutes, until aromatic.
Sprinkle flour over onion mixture and stir to combine; cook 2 full minutes, until the raw flour taste is eliminated. Whisk in broth and milk, then use a wooden spoon to stir soup and release any browned bits on the bottom of the pot.
Add green chiles, white beans, and corn; increase heat to medium-high. Once soup reaches a gentle boil, reduce heat and gently simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered, until slightly thickened.
Place yogurt in a bowl and add 1/2 cup of hot soup; mix to combine. Pour yogurt mixture back into soup (this is called tempering, which helps stabilize the yogurt before it's introduced to a pot of hot liquid). Give the soup a final stir, and ladle into bowls to serve.
I like to stir an extra dollop of yogurt or sour cream into each serving for extra creaminess. Finish with garnishes of choice.

Notes

STORE: Place in an airtight container and refrigerate up to 4 days.

FREEZE: Let soup cool to room temperature, and pour it into a zip-top plastic freezer bag. Lay flat in the freezer, and freeze up to 3 months.

REHEAT: Place in a small saucepan and reheat stovetop over medium until warmed through. Alternatively, reheat individual portions in the microwave, stopping to stir every 30 seconds, until warm.

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