Fabulous Bean Soup

This soup is delicious and healthy! It's very easy and very satisfying. It gets much thicker if allowed to sit in the refrigerator over night (I recommend doing this). Great additions are shredded cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips. It's also vegan.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 crock pot

Ingredients

• 1  cup  chopped green pepper
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 2  teaspoons  minced garlic
• 14 1⁄2 ounces vegetable broth (or two cups of water with 2 vegetable bouillon cubes)
• 1 (10 ounce) can Rotel Tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can  diced plain tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can  fat-free refried beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole corn, drained
• 3 (16 ounce) cans  beans (kidney, pinto, garbanzo, etc.)

Directions

1. For dinner in an hour:
2. Saute pepper, onion, and garlic for 5 minutes in a little olive oil in a large pot.
3. Add vegetable broth/bouillon and water, Rotel tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and refried beans.
4. Add corn and three cans of plain beans (make sure they are well drained).
5. Mix gently and simmer for 30 to 60 minutes.
6. Crock pot:
7. Add everything to the crock pot.
8. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours.
9. Stir well, and cook on low for another 1 to 2 hours.
10. Watch that the beans aren't getting too mushy.