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It doesn’t matter if it’s 100 degrees outside or 40 degrees in December, we always love a bowl of soup. What a quick and cozy comfort food!<\/p>\n

And we’ve got just the soup. It’s packed full of goodness and worthy of a place on the holiday table.<\/p>\n

Moreover, this pumpkin and black bean soup has “Souper” Powers!<\/p>\n

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The Powers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pumpkin could quite possibly be the favorite fall vegetable and it’s really, really good for you. The fiber, potassium, and vitamin C content in pumpkin have amazing health benefits.<\/p>\n

In addition, black beans are a great source of protein and fiber, with numerous vitamins and minerals plus disease fighting antioxidants.<\/p>\n

We love soup and the health benefits we get from eating more veggies.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, it’s inexpensive, easy to make and so versatile. And the best part are the leftovers…if there are any.<\/p>\n

The Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Not a lot of ingredients and best of all, this soup is made in 30 minutes from start to finish.\u00a0The hardest part is probably the chopping of the onions, that’s it!<\/p>\n

You can substitute canned pumpkin for 1-3\/4 cups fresh sugar pumpkin puree. Visit our pumpkin pie<\/a> post for instructions on baking sugar pumpkins.<\/p>\n

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Where’s the Meat?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This soup is delicious as is, but if you feel like you want some meat action, add 1\/2 pound cooked, diced ham during the last 5 minutes of cooking. You won’t be disappointed!<\/p>\n

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With or without ham, we hope you enjoy this healthy holiday soup that we know will have you coming back for more!<\/p>\n