Beezies Black Bean Soup

This soup has gained rave reviews from my non-veggie friends and family! It’s bursting with healthy goodness, never mind that it tastes so wonderfully yummy! The soup loves to change, if you’re cleaning out your refrigerator, be creative…

Step: 1

In a large pot over medium-high heat, place the beans in three times their volume of water. Bring to a boil, and let boil 10 minutes. Cover, remove from heat and let stand 1 hour. Drain, and rinse.

Step: 2

In a slow cooker, combine soaked beans and 1 1/2 quarts fresh water. Cover, and cook for 3 hours on High.

Step: 3

Stir in carrot, celery, onion, garlic, bell peppers, jalapeno pepper, lentils, and tomatoes. Season with chili powder, cumin, oregano, black pepper, red wine vinegar, and salt. Cook on Low for 2 to 3 hours. Stir the rice into the slow cooker in the last 20 minutes of cooking.

Step: 4

Puree about half of the soup with a blender or food processor, then pour back into the pot before serving.

Per Serving: 231 calories; protein 12.6g; carbohydrates 43.4g; fat 1.2g; sodium 851.2mg.

The name of “stew” can refer to 2 time a dish and a cooking method. Stewing involves slowly cooking piece of meat, raw fruit or beans in a tastefull water based . It’s same as to braising, instead it makes have a few piece of differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into smaller pieces but of being processing menu whole , and the water based material completely covers the essential in a stew as different to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or vegetables are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for being a rib-sticking meal that warms you up on a cold , winter day. It’s right that ; a bowl of old menu of beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor goes way beyond protecting you from the cold . It’s all about those tender chunks of food and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The more they come together creates the greatest comfort food, no matter the weather.