There?s comfort food, and then there?s REAL comfort food. This thick and cheesy black bean enchilada soup is the ultimate healthy comfort food.

High Protein
Freezes Well
100% Plant Based
5 Minutes To Make
Perfect For Super Bowl!
Whether you?re watching football or simply hibernating out of the cold, this ultra thick and hearty soup is the perfect comfort food to fill you up without weighing you down. It?s so thick that it?s almost more like chili, and the entire recipe really can be prepared in under ten minutes, from start to finish!

January has been so cold over here.
Maybe not compared to Minnesota or North Dakota, but still. (Seriously, how do you deal with ?24 degrees" I would never want to leave the house!) It explains why recent recipes on my blog have been things like Vegan Hot Chocolate, Cauliflower Tater Tots, and Lentil Soup.
This black bean enchilada soup came about in a similar way to how many of my savory recipes are created: I was trying to use up ingredients in the pantry. This time, it was a jar of red enchilada sauce from Whole Foods. (I buy their brand of enchilada sauce because they don?t add sugar or artificial colors.) The 8-degree-with-32-mph-wind weather seemed like a fantastic time for soup, and this recipe did not disappoint.
I thought it still needed something at the end, so I added a squeeze of lime, which worked perfectly to bring all of the flavors together ? If you make this, do not skip the lime!
My dad was visiting for the weekend,...