I made some delicious black bean soup tonight (organic & vegetarian).
First, I soaked overnight then cooked one bag of dried black beans.
Then, took:
one onion, chopped
about 10 mini carrots, chopped
4 cloves garlic, sent through the garlic press
and sauteed in some olive oil
Next, added:
chili powder & cumin (not sure how much -- maybe 2-3 tsp of each?)
a box of Trader Joe's vegetable broth (I want to say it's about 30 oz.)
a can of tomato sauce
the cooked black beans
Simmered on the stove for awhile, 'til it tasted good, then smushed up some of the beans with a potato masher for texture. It was delish. We had it with quesadillas (which were on the best cilantro-jalapeno tortillas that I have EVER had!).
I think next time I will try it in the crock pot so I can let it simmer all day. I love the mixture of flavors.
Just noticed, I realized I didn't put "organic" before all the ingredients. Everything was organic, except the spices. I just automatically buy organic whenever possible now.