Robust Black Bean Soup with Onion and Cilantro

   2 points   STOVE Cook Up Comfort
2 t olive oil
½ lb (about 2 lg links) hot Italian turkey sausage
1 yellow onion chopped
2 t ground cumin
1 t dried oregano
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 lg garlic cloves, minced
3 (15 ½ oz cans) black beans, rinsed and Drained
4 c chicken broth
¼ t salt, or to taste
1 bay leaf
½ small red onion, thinly sliced
½ c coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
Lime wedges for serving
1. Heat 1 t oil in large nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Add sausage and cook until browned on all sides and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer sausage to plate. When cool enough to handle, cut into ½” slices.
2. Heat remaining 1 t oil in same saucepan over medium heat. Add yellow onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cumin and oregano. Add jalapeno and garlic; cook, stirring until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in beans, broth, salt, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until all flavors are blended, about 15 minutes longer. Remove saucepan from hear, and let soup cool 5 minutes, remove bay leaf.
3. Transfer 2 c bean mixture to blender or food processor and puree. Stir puree and sausage into soup. Cook until soup is heated through, about 5 minutes, Ladle soup evenly into 6 bowls; sprinkle with red onion and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.