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    Home > Soup, Stews, Chilis > Lemony Potato Soup with Mayocoba Beans

    Lemony Potato Soup with Mayocoba Beans

    Published: Nov 12, 2018 · Modified: Nov 28, 2021 by Lea Ann Brown · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Mayocoba Bean Soup with Potatoes

    Looking for Mayocoba beans recipes? Take a look at this lemony potato soup with Mayocoba beans and vegetables. A thick, hearty, delicious and healthy bowl of soup, and a recipe large enough to feed a hungry crowd. Perfect for a cozy Winter Sunday family dinner.

    Potato soup with mayocoba beans and vegetables

    What Are Mayocoba Beans?

    The Mayocoba bean, sometimes called the Canary Bean or Peruano, has a thin skin, a buttery taste and a creamy texture that performs well on its own or as a component with other ingredients.

    It will soak up any flavor that you throw at it and still hold its shape. It’s a wonderful addition to mixed vegetable and potato soup because it takes well to a variety of seasonings…particularly herbal.

    Mayocoba beans are originally from Peru, has now made its home growing in Eastern Colorado. Again, Colorado is a major producer of dry beans in the United States.

    Mayocoba beans are a great bean to use as a substitute for Cannellini or great Northern beans. It’s a popular bean all over Mexico but especially in the state of Jalisco, where you often see them used to make super creamy refried beans. I’ve also used Mayocoba beans in this Chorizo Albondigas Bean Soup.

    As as soon as I got my stash home, I put pen to paper to try to come up with some Mayocoba bean recipes.

    Colorado Grown Mayocoba Beans

    Please don't play in beans sign in dried beans

    The best part is that it supports our Colorado farmers. I love this photo from Polambo Farms of Colorado pinto beans with its warning sign.

    So many dried beans, so little time. On our yearly September trip to Brighton to visit the local roadside farm stands, I stock up on freshly harvested Colorado beans.

    My pantry is chock full of little bags of beautifully colored legumes just dying to be part of our next bowl of soup.

    Myacoba Beans for Mexican Meatball Soup.

    It’s a great place to purchase Colorado grown beans such as these sometimes hard to find mayocoba beans. And I always make this mayacoba beans recipe once I find them.

    Colorado is nationally a major producer of dry beans. A combination of altitude, bright sunshine, fertile soils and Rocky Mountain water provide the prime mixture of elements for dry beans to flourish in taste and color. (source Colorado Dry Beans).

    Recipe for Lemony Potato Soup with Mayocoba Beans

    Vegetable and potato soup with mayocoba beans

    The Mayocoba bean lived up to its reputation by enhancing this potato and vegetable soup with it’s beautiful texture and the way it soaks up flavor from the spices. With plenty of healthy vegetables and lemon juice for a fresh flavor, we really enjoyed this soup.

    I hope you give this potato soup with Mayocoba Beans recipe a try, and if you do, please come back and give the recipe a rating and leave a comment about your experience. I love hearing from my readers.

    And if you have a favorite recipe using Mayocoba beans, please let me know, I’d love to give it a try.

    More Bean Soup Recipes

    • Great Northern White Bean Soup with Bacon
    • Southwest Chicken and Bean Soup
    • Easy Black Bean Soup with Ham
    • Mixed Bean and Vegetable Soup Mix

    And if you’re a soup lover like us, you won’t want to miss my Soup Category. You’ll find lots of delish ideas. Including the most popular on my site, Anthony Bourdain’s New Mexico Style Beef Chili.

    If you can’t find Mayocoba beans at your local market, there’s always Rancho Gordo Brand from Amazon. I’m a member of the Amazon Affiliate Program. If you purchase from this link, I receive a small commission with no extra charge to you.

    What People Are Saying:

    Ms. Lee Ann: “I want to thank you for you Lemony Potato Soup  with Mayocoba Beans! It was my first time using this particular bean and they are an absolute delight. 

    Additionally, I typically use the recipes of others only as inspiration but for whatever reason I felt compelled to follow this one to a T (except I used red potatoes because it’s what I had on hand). I’m so glad I followed my instinct! Wow! This is definitely going into regular rotation at my home. Plus, it’s nutritious and economical to boot. I served with homemade cornbread and the meal was a hit!

    Many thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!” Regards, Leeann

    Vegetable and potato soup with mayocoba beans

    Lemony Potato Soup with Mayocoba Beans

    This is a recipe for potato, and vegetable soup with Mayocoba beans. A thick, hearty, delicious and healthy bowl of soup, and a recipe large enough to feed a hungry crowd. Perfect for a cozy Winter Sunday dinner.
    4.43 from 7 votes
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    Course: Soup, Stews and Chilis
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
    Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 322kcal
    Author: Lea Ann Brown

    Ingredients

    • Pam cooking spray
    • 2 cups Mayocoba beans dried, washed and picked over
    • 1 quart low sodium chicken broth
    • 2 large sweet onions or yellow onions, chopped
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1 tablespoon oregano dried, preferably Mexican
    • 1 tablespoon basil dried
    • 1 teaspoon thyme dried
    • 1 teaspoon dill dried
    • 1 teaspoon rosemary dried
    • pinch of New Mexico Red Chile Powder or cayenne
    • 2 medium carrots peeled and sliced
    • 2 ribs celery, with leaves diced
    • 3 medium potatoes peeled and chopped
    • 2 15-ounce cans chopped tomatoes undrained
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 4 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley fresh, rough chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic peeled
    • juice of one lemon
    • Additional chopped parsley for garnish
    • Paprika for garnish
    • Paper thin slices of lemon for garnish
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    Instructions

    • Soak the beans overnight in enough water to cover. No need to refrigerate, just soak them on the countertop.
    • The next day drain beans. Add chicken stock to cover the beans by 1 1/2 inches. Bring to boil, then turn down heat to low. Add one of the onions, the bay leaf, all herbs and chile powder. Gently simmer 1 hour. 
    • Add the carrots, potatoes, celery and tomatoes. Let simmer covered until the beans and vegetables are meltingly tender. About 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. 
    • In a large Pam sprayed skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the remaining onion and saute until softened about 3 minutes. Scrap the onion into a food processor. Add the parsley, garlic and lemon juice. Puree until smooth. Stir the puree into the soup. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more lemon juice and chile powder if needed. 
    • Cook about 5 minutes more. Serve hot garnishing each bowl with parsley, paprika and lemon – all optional.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 1262mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2944IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 6mg
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    Mayocoba Beans Recipe with Potatoes and Lemon … It’s What’s for Dinner

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    Comments

    1. Kim says

      February 08, 2022 at 7:34 am

      Have you tried making this in a slow cooker? I’d like to dump all the ingredients into mine before work and come home to delicious soup!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        February 18, 2022 at 6:18 am

        his recipe would work great in the crockpot … except for the potatoes. I’m afraid that long cook would compromise their texture. You might come home to some mushy potatoes.

        I might cook the potatoes in advance and then add them when I get home, and let them cook in the crockpot for about 30 minutes to absorb some flavor.

        Let me know if you have any other questions. And enjoy that soup.

        Reply
    2. Katherine A Dietz says

      October 20, 2020 at 1:47 pm

      I guess we are finally going to get some snow this weekend what a great time for this soup! I do have a few questions: what kind onions, on the diced tomatoes do you use all of the juices, which brand of tomatoes did you use, do you use flat or curly parsley?
      On the New Mexico Red chile I bought some from the Shed and from Savory Spice which is better for this soup? Thanks for a prompt reply can’t wait to make this!
      Thanks
      Katherine

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        October 20, 2020 at 2:09 pm

        Hi Katherine. Yes! Keep those fingers crossed for snow. Thanks for all of your questions, I’ll change the recipe to be more thorough. Sweet onion or yellow onion. Don’t drain those tomatoes. I like Red Gold Diced tomatoes from King Soopers, but I also stock up on chopped tomatoes at Costco. Great question about the parsley. Flat leaf. I learned in Culinary School that curly leaf doesn’t have the flavor, so mainly used as garnish at restaurants. I think Savory Spice has excellent products, but I’d most certainly reach for that powder from the Shed. Just because I love that place soooooo much. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Cynthia Freeland says

      August 30, 2020 at 10:19 pm

      I made this tonight and it was very good. I only changed one thing by adding a diced Hatch pepper with the onion and garlic near the end to pep things up. It made a huge amount and I’m looking foreword sharing some tomorrow! I bought my beans at Kroger and the bag said they’re from Mexico.

      Reply
    4. Carrie Sparks says

      May 02, 2020 at 12:26 am

      5 stars
      I made this soup tonight and wow! I found these Mayocoba beans (which I I had never heard of) at my favorite discount grocery store so searched around for a recipe other than just making them refried. First of all, this made a HUGE amount. My Dutch oven was nearly full. I’ll make a half batch next time and will still have more than enough for two people for several days.
      I followed the recipe exactly except I only had one large onion so halved it for the two different preparations. The broth is so flavorful I just want to drink it and the beans are creamy and delicious. The lemon provides the right amount of acidity and tang and compliment the potatoes (I used red) I make a lot of soups and this will be one of my keepers. Can’t wait to try more of your recipes.

      Reply
    5. Soraya says

      February 28, 2020 at 6:48 pm

      Why is this dish so high in sodium? It seems all the ingredient are fresh and healthy. Are the beans high in sodium?

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        February 29, 2020 at 5:38 am

        I went back into the recipe and changed the ingredient “Chicken broth” to “Low Sodium Chicken Broth”. That reduced the sodium from 472 to 72. Amazing isn’t it. Will make me rethink next time I’m grabbing chicken broth off the shelf.

        I also think canned tomatoes can have quite a bit of sodium.

        Reply
    6. Denise says

      September 04, 2019 at 8:08 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for the recipe Lea Ann. I made it vegan (used veggie broth). You really need to get up here to Brighton. It’s currently chili fest time. The chili roasters are going and there’s still great fresh produce (especially corn) as well as the dried staples. Make sure to visit Palizzi’s, Berry Patch Farms and of course Lulu’s too. So much yumminess! Also our King Soopers carry items you might not see down in the Ranch, like cassava and nopales. Bon appetit!

      Reply
    7. Holly says

      November 14, 2018 at 9:04 am

      5 stars
      I really enjoyed learning about the mayocoba bean. And so interesting that I can find these here in CO.

      Reply
    8. Larry says

      November 13, 2018 at 7:43 am

      I did not know CO was a major dried bean producer, I’ve never heard of this bean, and i would have not thought of using lemon and potato soup in the same sentence. Having said that, I enjoy dried beans and lemon flavor so I would be all over this soup.

      Reply
    9. mjskitchen says

      November 12, 2018 at 7:44 pm

      “So many dried beans, so little time.” Truer words were never spoken. 🙂 This is fabulous because I just happen to have a pound of these beans in the pantry. Now I know what to do with them. Your recipe looks perfect. Thanks!

      Reply

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