Jamaican Red Beans and Rice Soup

This easy recipe takes the cajun favorite red beans with rice and turns into a deliciously hearty soup in about 15 minutes with 5 ingredients.

Enjoy your Jamaican Red Beans and Rice Soup for lunch or a light dinner, with a side salad and warm crusty bread.

Jamaican Jerk seasoning red beans and rice soup with cilantro

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Jerk-Spiced Red Bean and Rice Soup?

According to my calculations, each 1-cup serving has about 248 calories calories.

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Red Bean and Rice Soup Ingredients

• Chopped Onion
• Bacon
• Fat-free chicken broth
• Jamaican Jerk Seasoning Blend
• Canned red beans
• Precooked microwaveable whole-grain brown rice
• Chopped cilantro

How to Make Jamaican Red Beans and Rice Soup, Step-by-Step

Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.

Ready to make the soup

Step 2: In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion and bacon for 2-3 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent burning.

Cook the onion and chopped bacon over medium heat

Step 3: While onion and bacon cooks, microwave (affiliate link) chicken broth in a microwave-safe bowl for 2 minutes on HIGH power.

Step 4: Pour hot broth and Jamaican jerk seasoning over onion and bacon mixture. Add beans to saucepan and gently mash with back of a spoon, just so the skins are broken.

Stir in hot broth, jerk seasoning and beans

Step 5: Give the mixture a stir, cover saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.

Step 6: Lower the heat, uncover saucepan and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 7: Stir in brown rice, cover saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 8: Serve soup hot, sprinkled with chopped cilantro.

Ladle soup into bowls and serve hot

Step 9: Store any leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Recipe Notes

What is Jamaican Jerk Seasoning? I used McCormick Gourmet brand that was made up of the following blend of ingredients: sea salt, spices (including thyme, red pepper, allspice) and sugar. It is often described as being a combination of sweet, smoky, fiery and fruity.

Serving Suggestions

Enjoy this hearty and filling soup plain or with a dusting of fresh chopped cilantro. It would also pair well with a simple arugula salad and cornbread or Paula Deen's Corn Casserole.

Jamaican red beans and rice soup topped with cilantro

Ways to Use Leftovers

Make this soup ahead for quick grab-and-go lunches. After the soup is made, portion into individual containers with airtight lids and keep in the refrigerator for quick meals. Chop the cilantro and store in individual baggies with the soup containers.

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Jamaican Red Beans and Rice Soup

This deliciously spiced soup is the perfect combination of sweet, smoky and spicy and can be served alone or with a simple green salad and wedge of cornbread.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time25 mins

Servings (adjustable): 5

Calories: 248

Author: Peter | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ ½ cup chopped onion
• ▢ 2 bacon slices, sliced crosswise into thin strips
• ▢ 2 cans (14 ounces each) low-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• ▢ 2 teaspoons Jamaican jerk seasoning
• ▢ 1 can (16 ounces) red beans, rinsed and drained
• ▢ 1 pouch (8.8 ounces) precooked whole-grain brown rice (I used Uncle Ben's Ready Rice)
• ▢ ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro

Instructions

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion and bacon for 2-3 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent burning.
• While onion and bacon cooks, microwave-safe bowl for 2 minutes on HIGH power.
• Pour hot broth and Jamaican jerk seasoning over onion and bacon mixture. Add beans to saucepan and gently mash with back of a spoon, just so the skins are broken.
• Give the mixture a stir, cover saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Lower the heat, uncover saucepan and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in brown rice, cover saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve soup hot, sprinkled with chopped cilantro.

Equipment

Chef Knife

Large Saucepan

Soup Bowls

Recipe Notes

What is Jamaican Jerk Seasoning?
I used McCormick Gourmet brand that was made up of the following blend of ingredients: sea salt, spices (including thyme, red pepper, allspice) and sugar. It is often described as being a combination of sweet, smoky, fiery and fruity.

Serving size: 1 cup

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7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Jamaican Red Beans and Rice Soup

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 248 Calories from Fat 41

% Daily Value*

Fat 4.5g7%

Carbohydrates 42.5g14%

Fiber 7g28%

Protein 15g30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Jamaican

Keyword: Jamaican Jerk Red Beans Rice Soup, red beans and rice soup, Spicy Red Beans Rice Soup

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Recipe source: Cooking Light 5 Ingredient 15 Minute Recipes

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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