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Laura Bush's Vegetable Soup

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 90m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cans(30 ounces)pinto beans,(15 ounces each)
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 can (15 ounces) tomatoes ,diced
  • 2 ancho chiles,deseeded,minced
  • 1/2 pound yellow summer squash, chopped
  • 1/2 pound zucchini,chopped
  • 2 cups frozen corn kernels
  • 1 tomato,chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 cups yellow onions, cut into 1/4-inch squares
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons red chili powder, to taste
  • 8 ounces frozen green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths
  • Garnish:
  • 4 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat the oil in a large skillet

  • Step 2: Saute the onions and peppers over high heat for 2 minutes.

  • Step 3: Lower the heat

  • Step 4: Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin and coriander and stir everything together. Add a cup of water, so the chili doesn't stew for 5 minutes.

  • Step 5: Add rest of ingredients

  • Step 6: And simmer for 60 minutes

  • Step 7: Add water if to thick

  • Step 8: Take bay leaf out

  • Step 9: Bowl up

  • Step 10: Garnish

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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