5 favorite veggie bean soup Recipes

mixed beans of your choice (white and red kidneys, garbanzos, pintos, limas, whatever you enjoy), white onion, diced, carrots, peeled and grated, stewed whole tomatoes, chopped, garlic, minced, your favorite beer, a ham hock (optional, but adds supadupa flavor ), qt veggie or chicken stock, water, several sprigs fresh thyme, several sprigs fresh sage, salt and pepper to taste, spices i like to add: sweet paprika, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, i really love sam adams summer ale in this , and because it s tasty! but it s not summer anymore..., amounts given are for a 6qt crock pot. adjust accordingly

crushed tomatoes (or diced if you like tomatoe pieces), beans (i use black and or or red kidney), green beans, beef broth (plus the 2 cans of water), frozen corn (i sometimes use canned), carrots, celery ribs, onion, green onions, chicken noodle soup mix (i use lipton ), bay leaves

olive oil, chopped onion, garlic (as much as you like), whole kernal sweet corn, white corn, diced or stewed tomatoes (not sauce), green beans, salt and pepper, add your favorite ...., diced, peeled potatoes or, macaroni or, barley 1/2 cup (uncooked )

very lean beef stew meat, mixed veggies, frozen okra, lima beans, your favorite spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes ( can add more), tomato sauce, beef boullion cubes, black pepper ( wait until almost cooked to season with salt), add enough water to cover everything in the pot, macaroni or rotini pasta(optional), dry roux (it helps cut the acidity of the tomatoes)