Festive Black Bean Soup in the Crock Pot

Prose's Note:

This is nice to come home to any time of the year.

• Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb dried black beans , soaked in water overnight and drained
• 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 1 green bell pepper , chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 14 ½ ounces vegetable broth
• cajun seasoning

Directions:

1. Place beans in slow cooker. Add other ingredients. Add water just to cover.
2. Cover. Cook on high 8 hours.
3. Mash some of the beans for a thicker consistency. If desired, garnish with fresh cilantro, and cheese or sour cream. Leftovers freeze well.

Reviews

[k.west]

This is the best recipe I have tried in a very long time. It suggests that it is good frozen, I admit that I have never frozen food that I have cooked, so I tried it and it tastes better after being frozen. Knowing my family's tastes, I add two bell peppers and two fresh jalepenos. I also rinse the tomatoes to reduce the sodium and use a natural, preservative free broth to make it healthier, but the recipe is already plenty healthy. I wish more recipes were as consistent as this one.

[BarefootandpregnantintheKitchen]

I found this to be lacking in flavor. Maybe we are just flavor junkies, (we pile on garlic and Tabasco) but this recipe was just to bland as is.

[ellie_]

Although this is filling my beans were definitely not soft -- even though I soaked them overnight and cooked in the crockpot for 8 hours -- oh but when I re-read the recipe I was supposed to cook them on high for 8 hours -- so this is probably what happened. I'll try again cooking on high and if I have better luck will revise my review.