South American Black Bean Soup

This recipe is modified from "125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes". So good!










1 TBS EVOO
2 onions, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalepeno, finely chopped
1 TBS oregeno
2 TBS cumin
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp chipotle crushed red pepper flakes
1 28 oz can tomatoes, pureed
2-3 cups veggie stock
2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained

In soup pot, sautee onions, celery and carrots until tender. Add garlic, jalepeno, oregeno, cumin, salt, pepper and chipotle flakes. Add pureed tomatos and veggie stock. Simmer for 30-45 min. With a submersion blender, puree about half the soup.