Black Bean Quinoa Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 large carrot, chopped
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons dried cilantro
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste)
2 (15 ounce) cans low-sodium black beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup quinoa, rinsed
3 (15 ounce) cans low sodium vegetable broth
5 ounces frozen chopped spinach (I use cut leaf)
1 tablespoon lime juice (to taste) (optional)

Preparation

Chop onion, bell pepper, garlic and carrot and put in large soup pot (at least 6 quarts).
Add diced tomato, cumin, chili powder, cilantro, red pepper flakes and beans to soup pot.
Add quinoa and broth to soup pot.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
Add spinach and lime juice and cook until spinach is thawed, stirring occasionally.