Black and Red Mexican Slow Cooker Soup

DeeCooks's Note:

This is a staple in our house. Serve it with tortillas, quesadillas, or tortilla chips and it's dinner! I usually assemble it the night before, stash it in the fridge and plug it in before I leave for work. My husband spices it up with hot sauce, but for my daughter and I, it's good as is. It's another recipe someone shared at a school potluck lunch :) Oh, and I'm totally guessing on the servings...

• Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 ½ cups onions , chopped
• 1 ¼ cups carrots , sliced
• 2 -4 garlic cloves , minced
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen corn
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans , drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans , drained and rinsed
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can stewed tomatoes (Mexican style if you can get them)
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can diced tomatoes , drained
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies

Directions:

1. Combine everything in the pot, and cook on Low for about 8-9 hours.
2. Garnish with grated cheese, sour cream, cilantro, etc.
3. Freezes great.
4. Crumbled sauteed chorizo is yummy in this.

Reviews

[Motivated Mama]

We loved this soup! It was so easy and tasty without any effort. I didn't realize I was low on carrots so I used sweet potato instead and used a 24oz can of diced tomatoes and a 14.5oz can of roasted tomatoes with green chills. I also omitted the sugar and added a red bell pepper. I was very impressed with the outcome of this soup. Thank you for posting!

[SweetySJD]

Great soup! I went heavy on the vegetables, and I didn't have stewed tomatoes so I used a 20oz can of diced tomatoes and drained it slightly. I didn't drain the chilies. It was delicious and even better the next day! There is an amazing amount of fiber, protein and potassium, not to mention vitamins A & C. Very healthy. Loved it! Thanks!

[LizAnn]

I made this exactly as stated with the choirzo. Very good. We did crumble tortilla chips over it as well. Thanks for the great recipe!