Crockpot Black Bean Soup

Another one of my make-it-up-as-you-go recipes! It can be made vegetarian and you can add or subtract pretty much any ingredient you want.

You will need:
3 Cups black beans, (soaked overnight or boiled for 5 minutes)
4 cups broth (your choice)
1 can Garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (organic)
3 carrots sliced about 1/4-1/2 inch thick
3-4 stalks celery sliced
5-6 garlic cloves minced
1 onion chopped
1 can stewed tomatoes(organic)
1 1/2 cups water
teaspoon of cayenne pepper
tablespoon garlic powder
pinch of salt and pepper


So to start you need to prep your beans, anytime I think of making beans I totally forget that they need to soak for at least 8 hours. Well, F that! I recently came across a tip to boil your beans on high for 5 minutes and it is more or less an equivalent to soaking overnight.

After you soak or boil your beans put them in your crockpot along with all the other ingredients. Everybody in the pool at once. cook on high for 5-6 hours, season additionally to taste.