With all of the traveling we’ve been doing these past three weeks, I haven’t had much time or energy to cook up some new meals. I was out of town again this past weekend and when I got home I found out Loren was feeling under the weather. Needless to say, I made him some soup!

I went to the store without a recipe and just bought what I thought would mesh well together.

In a large pot, cook 1 diced yellow onion and 2 garlic cloves with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil on medium heat for 5 minutes. To that add 2 diced tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Then add a handful of shredded carrots, diced green pepper and 4 red potatoes cut into small cubes. Cook this for about 5-7 minutes while you open your cans of beans. I used 3 cans of black beans (drained and rinsed) and 1 can of light red kidney beans (drained and rinsed). I also added 2 small cans of low sodium corn (drained). Next I put in almost 2 boxes of low sodium Imagine Vegetable Broth. Cover and turn the heat to high. Let it boil for 10-15 minutes (or until the potatoes are soft). Uncover and turn off the heat completely. Let stand for 15-20 minutes so it can cool.

Plate and serve with some diced avocado, crumbled chips and some cheese. A lime wedge wouldn’t be bad either!