Black Bean Pumpkin Sauce

    The taste of Fall is so distinctive, but luckily is versatile enough any time of year.  Pumpkin goes with so many things, from sweet to savory.  Lucky for us, even as a Pasta Sauce!  My 6 servings of Black Bean Pumpkin Sauce are only 225 calories, 54g carbs, 21.4g fiber, 33.4g net carbs, 17.5g protein, and 2.3g fat.  Perfect over noodles, Spaghetti Squash, or roasted Butternut Squash!  Such a fun meatless meal, and dripping with flavor!

Ingredients for six 1 1/3 cup servings~

1 3/4 cup dried Black Beans (sub with 2 cans)

1 diced Onion

1 Tablespoon chopped Garlic

1 teaspoon Chicken Bouillon Granules (sub with Vegetable Broth if Vegan)

29oz can Pumpkin Purée 

14.5oz can Fire Roasted Tomatoes

1/4 cup Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar

     Add dried Beans to bowl, cover with water, soak overnight, drain, add to soup pot, cover with water, along with Onion, Garlic and Bouillon, simmer 2 hours til Beans are softened, leaving about a cup of remaining juice in the pot, mash coarsely with potato masher,  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Enjoy :)