This ground beef lo mein recipe is simple and inexpensive. Even better for a quick weeknight dinner, the sauce can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Feel free to alter the veggie selection to your preferences! We simply like this combination.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 3 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup mild salsa
- ½ cup vegetable broth
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon sour cream, or to taste (Optional)
Instructions
- Thoroughly mash black beans in a small bowl. Stir salsa into the beans; transfer mixture to a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Pour vegetable broth into the saucepan; stir. Bring the liquid to a simmer and cook until the liquid reduces slightly and thickens to your preferred texture, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Season the soup with salt. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the soup and stir to melt. Continue to cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes more. Divide between 2 bowls and top each portion with a dollop of sour cream.
- To make this recipe into a warm bean dip, simply omit vegetable broth.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 291 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 41 g |
| Cholesterol | 18 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 16 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 1702 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is a great soup that is super easy to make in a pinch! Plus, you can easily build upon it if you’d like to add more flavor or spices. I increased the recipe because I needed more servings. I sautéed an onion in olive oil and added some cumin in my soup pot before adding the mashed beans mixture. After the soup was done, I used an immersion blender to blend the soup up just a bit (not too much because I didn’t want super creamy soup). I also added some spicy organic chipotle chicken sausage (that I grilled ahead of time) to the soup along with the cilantro, cheddar cheese and sour cream toppings! My Hubby loved it!
This was great! 5 stars!
This is great for a quick easy meal on a cool night when you don’t really feel like cooking. It was enough to fill my big soup mug, if my husband was home, I’d double the recipe. I did use my own homemade chunky salsa and vegetable broth, chicken broth would work fine in this also. Dinner ready in twenty minutes with no fuss, doesn’t get much easier.