Starting this week, I’m going to try to have a guest post for you each Friday. If you’d like to contribute, let me know. You don’t have to be a professional chef, just someone with a good recipe to share. If possible, include a picture.
Our first contributor is Dawn Hardy. I’ve known Dawn for several years. We first became acquainted on an unschooling email list and have since met in person three times. . . so far! She and her husband even joined us in New Orleans for a few days a couple of years ago which was a blast and something we hope to do again one day.
Here is Dawn’s recipe:
Serving Size: 12
Cuisine: Soup
Main Ingredient: Black Beans
Categories: Vegetarian, Slow cook, Soup
1 can (12 oz) chili flavored diced tomatoes
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
1 medium onion ; chopped
6 cups water
2 cubes vegetable bouillon
4 cloves garlic ; minced
1 can (12 oz) black beans ; drained
1 cup rice ; uncooked
1 bag tortilla chips
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
This is a wonderful meatless meal for summer time or winter. In the winter it can really warm you up. In the summer you keep the kitchen cool by using the slow cooker.
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Thank you, Dawn! I love to use my crockpot but all my tried-and-true recipes include meat. We now eat mostly vegetarian so I’m delighted to have a new recipe to try. I think I’ll put this on my menu next week.
So who’s next? Leave a comment with contact information if you are interested in contributing. If you have a blog, I’ll link to it.
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I am honored to have been a guest in her real kitchen on two separate trips. I hope to do it again one day.
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Now that I've got it working, I can make a real post 🙂
I love black bean soup! This is one of the recipes I considered making for the blog next Friday. Great minds think alike (and so do ours!)
You have a couple of things different with yours. I like the tomato paste idea. I will add that to mine next time. Putting it in a crock pot is smart, too, since it tastes better when it has been cooking for a while.
For those who like sour cream, definitely add a dollop of that at the end as Dawn suggested. It makes a big difference. I toss a bit of fresh chopped cilantro on there too.
Thank you for sharing your recipe with us! YUM!
I'm putting this on my menu this week. I like planning an easy, preferably crock pot meal on Wednesdays because I have choir rehearsal at 7 p.m. It's nice to have a meal with very little clean-up on that night. We will definitely be adding the dollop of sour cream to ours and I think I'll throw in a bag of frozen corn as well.
That looks yummy. I love a good tortilla or chicken enchilada soup. I will definitely be trying this!
I'm trying this one tonight.