11 easy bean soup crock Recipes

chopped well-rinsed leeks, white and light green parts only (discard dark green tops), celery, diced, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh thyme, stripped from stem, fresh bay leaves, vegetable stock (i used 1 of each) or 2 quarts beef stock (i used 1 of each), spaghetti sauce, diced turnips, diced carrots, sliced fresh green beans, salt or substitute, black pepper, cayenne pepper sauce (optional), red bell pepper, seeded and diced, frozen corn, frozen peas, fully cooked meatballs (optional) or 1 lb chopped cooked beef (optional) or 1 lb other cooked meat (optional), uncooked macaroni noodles, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces, black beans, rotel tomatoes, salsa, diced green chilies, tomato sauce, tortilla chips (optional)

stewing beef, baby carrots, mushrooms, stems trimmed, baby red potato (leave them whole), fresh green beans (ends snapped off), tomato sauce , plus, water, lipton beefy onion soup mix, garlic powder, black pepper

bulk italian sausage or 1 lb kielbasa, cut into pieces, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, drained whole and then cut up, black beans, undrained, beef broth, basil leaves, dried, parmesan cheese, grated

chicken tenderloins, white hominy, great northern beans, taco seasoning, cream of mushroom soup, green chilies, chopped

ground lamb, salt, ground cumin, garlic clove, minced, onion, chopped, chicken broth, low-sodium tomatoes, drained diced, garbanzo beans or 1 (15 oz) can black-eyed peas, drained, frozen chopped broccoli, dried thyme leaves, crushed, salt and black pepper

rotel, corn, black beans drained and rinsed, whole frozen chicken breasts, cream cheese, ranch dressing mix, cumin, onion powder, chili powder

ground beef, chopped onion, mexican-style tomatoes (with juice), kidney beans (with juice), kernel corn (with juice), tomato sauce, taco seasoning, water