Spicy Black and Red Bean Soup

This is a tasty soup!

• Ready In: 7 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 2  cups  chopped medium-sized onions
• 1 1⁄4 cups carrots (sliced or baby)
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 4  cups  reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) package  frozen white shoepeg corn or 1 (16 ounce) package peas
• 1 (16 ounce) can  red beans or 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (14 1/2ounce)  canned Italian tomatoes
• 1 (14 1/2ounce)  canned no salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (4 1/2ounce) can  chopped green chilies, undrained
• 1  lb ground beef (blotted and rinsed in warm water)

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a 5- or 6-quart electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 7 hours.
2. To make vegetarian, substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth.
3. Leftovers freeze well.