Crockpot Recipe: Black Bean Soup

The black bean is from the soybean family and is high in protein and low in carbohydrates. Therefore, black beans are a good and nutritious food useful for shedding extra pounds. The protein within beans helps the body rid itself of unneeded calories and boost the metabolism.

My favorite Black Bean recipe.  My children loved it when they were little, and they love it now as adults. You will love it too.  Guaranteed.

• Soak 1 lb of dried black beans for overnight
• In the morning before leaving for work, place the black beans in your crockpot.
• Cover with water.
• add one crushed bayleaf
• add one medium chopped onion
• add two or three cloves of chopped garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp of salt or soup base
• 1/4 - 1 tsp of red pepper, dependent upon how hot you like your beans.
• Cover and put temperature on low
• Cook approximately 8 hours (If you forget to soak the beans, you will probably have to add more water and cook the beans at least 2 more hours.)

When you come home place 1/2 cup of chopped green, red, and yellow bell peppers in the crockpot.

Set temperature on high and cook approx 20 more minutes.

 

While the pots steams the bell pepper, chopped tomaotes and green onions to top as a tasty garnish.

Serve over brown rice or with homemade cornbread.  I have a mouth watering recipe for homemade cornbread that I will share in another post. 

 

Note:

Tomatoes have antioxidant and cancer preventing properties.

Green Onions helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol and is high in vitamin C.