Black Bean Chili Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
1 lb ground beef
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (7 3/4 ounce) can jalapeno salsa (I used El Pato brand found in the Mexican food isle)
2 1/2 cups beef stock
1/4 - 1/2 cup pickled jalapeno pepper, sliced
1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced olives, drained
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried chipotle powder
cayenne chili powder
shredded cheddar cheese or monterey jack pepper cheese
sour cream
cilantro, chopped

Preparation

Combine ground beef, onion and can of jalapeno salsa in a stock pot and cook on medium heat until beef is lightly browned.
Stir in garlic.
Add cans of black beans, beef stock, tomato sauce, jarred jalapeno pepper slices, olives, ground cumin, chipotle powder and cayenne chili powder and simmer for 30 minutes.
Top soup with shredded cheese, sour cream and chopped cilantro if desired.