••••SMOKY VEGAN BLACK BEAN SOUP🥘🍅🌽🌿🥫🌰🥑🥗!!••••

(Source: good housekeeping test kitchen recipe & photos & Mike Garten)

••••SMOKY VEGAN BLACK BEAN SOUP!!

TOTAL TIME: 4:50

PREP: 0:20

COOK: 4:30

LEVEL: Easy

YIELD: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 c. tomato paste
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed with press
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 3 c. lower-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
• 3 cans (15 oz. each) lower-sodium black beans, undrained
• 1 c. frozen corn
• Avocado chunks and cilantro leaves, for serving

Directions

1. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil on medium-high. Add carrots, celery and onion. Cook 6 to 8 minutes or until starting to brown, stirring occasionally. Add tomato paste, garlic and cumin. Cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes or until garlic is golden and tomato paste has browned. Stir in 1/2 cup broth, scraping up 
2. any browned bits.
3. Transfer contents of skillet to 6- to 8-quart slow-cooker bowl along with beans, corn and remaining broth. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 6 hours. Serve with avocado and cilantro.

Nutrition Information (per serving): About 325 calories, 14 g protein, 51 g carbs, 11 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 19 g fiber, 535 mg sodium.

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