Red Kidney Beans Soup (Easy & Vegan Recipe)

Looking for a comforting and flavorful soup to warm you up? This vegan Red Kidney Bean Soup recipe combines tender kidney beans with aromatic spices for a hearty dish. Follow my simple steps to make it effortlessly!

With a few ingredients, you can make this soup at home, even on busy days.

Soups that use beans, lentils, and veggies are convenient at home on busy days yet nourishing. These are ideal for dinner as it requires less effort after a busy day.

I make this soup very often for dinners using seasonal veggies. However, to make quick dinners, always cook a batch of beans and store them in the freezer or refrigerator.

Buying whole dried beans and cooking at home is much cheaper and healthier than canned beans.

Instant pot instructions

• Start Instant pot in saute mode. Once it is hot enough, add oil and finely chopped onions to it.

• Let them fry for a couple of minutes.

• Now add the veggies of your choice. I used bottle gourd (calabash), carrots, and potatoes. You can use any squash, sweet potato, pumpkin, or veggies of your choice. Mix them well.

• To this veggie mixture, add tomato puree. Chopped or pureed tomatoes will also work for this recipe.

• Give it a good stir and add spice powders and herbs - dried thyme, dried oregano, red chili powder, cumin powder, and salt.

• Add cooked kidney beans and water to this. If you are using canned beans, drain, rinse and add them.

• Mix everything well and deglaze the pan if required.

• Please switch off the saute mode and close the Instant pot with its lid. Start the Instant pot again with manual or pressure cook mode and cook it for 5 minutes on high pressure.

• Once the Instant pot beeps, switch it off and wait till pressure is released naturally. Enjoy the hot vegetable soup with kidney beans and a slice of toasted bread or crackers!

Stovetop instructions

• Heat a thick-bottomed pan or dutch oven.
• Once it is hot, add oil and fry chopped onions in it.
• Add veggies of your choice once the onions turn translucent. Mix it well.
• Now add tomato puree. Then add herbs and spice powders - dried thyme, dried oregano, red chili powder, cumin powder, and salt.
• Mix everything well and add cooked kidney beans and water to the pot.
• Cook this over medium heat for about 10 minutes to 15 minutes till the veggies are cooked thoroughly. Cooking time depends on the veggies used. Stir in between to avoid sticking to the pan.
• Switch off the flame once the soup is done. And serve the delicious veggie bean soup hot with a dash of olive oil.

Recipe Notes and variations

• This recipe is very flexible. Instead of red kidney beans, you can use other beans like pinto beans, black beans, black-eyed peas, or chickpeas to make this soup.
• I have used gourd, potatoes, and carrots to make this recipe, but you can use any veggies of your choice. Adjust the cooking time according to the veggies used.
• If you make this soup with quick-cooking veggies like red pepper, yellow bell pepper, green pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and sweet potato, you need to cook it for only 1 or 2 minutes. 
• Do you love creamy kidney bean soup? Then blend this soup till you reach desired consistency. Top it with a dash of cashew cream or coconut cream for additional flavor. As we like chunky soup, I have served the soup as it is. 
• This recipe yields a thick soup that looks like a stew. You can increase water or broth content to adjust the consistency.
• I used plain water while making this soup. You can also use vegetable broth or chicken broth to make this bean vegetable soup.
• This recipe is mildly spiced. To make it spicier, you can top it with red pepper flakes or freshly ground black pepper.
• Garnish the bean soup with finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, parsley, or mint to flavor it. 

Storage

• This soup stores well for a day or two in the refrigerator. 
• You can store this in the freezer if you plan to use it later. I usually keep cooked kidney beans in the freezer and make this vegetable bean soup as and when required.

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