Monday, March 14, 2011

13 Bean Soup

Ok so I didn't exactly know what I was doing with this one but it turned out freakin amazing!!!!

What you will need:
-One package of 13 bean soup mix, I got mine in the soup aisle at Sprouts it is just a package of beans so you can also buy the kind they have in the bulk section.
-One can of Roasted Garlic Diced Tomatoes, I got these at Whole Foods and they are fantastic!!
-One small can of tomato Paste
-Two cartons of Veggie Stock I used both of them and added a little bit of water
-Sweet Basil, Two Bay Leafs, Dash of Sage and diced Garlic ( I used all these to taste but I think the roasted Garlic tomatoes really packed the punch with this so I didn't use a lot of spices)
-Wild Rice

so if you follow the instructions on the package is says soak your beans overnight but I am the most impatient person on the planet and that isn't gonna work for me.  I soaked them for maybe 20 minutes and dumped the beans and everything except the rice into the crockpot and turned it on HIGH for about 6 hours.  The house smelled AMAZING.  After the beans started to get soft I cooked the rice separate so it didn't soak up all the liquid in my pot.  If you use wild rice like I did it takes about 30-45 minutes for this to cook in case you are one of those people who uses minute rice and another odd thing is that wild rice POPS so don't freak out!

This filled my ENTIRE crockpot so you will have LOTS of soup.  I wouldn't suggest this if you are cooking for one lol!  Bon Appetite!

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