Dinner for 7

Slow Vegetable Bean Soup

Name: Slow Vegetable Bean Soup
Total time: 320 min
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 large yellow onion; 1 large red bell pepper; 1 tbsp kosher salt (optional); 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 3 cloves garlic; 3 carrots; 2 tsp dried mexican oregano; 2 chipotle peppers in adobo; 3 cups chopped green beans; 1 cup dried black beans; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 2 cups diced sweet potato; 1 cans (29 oz) crushed fire-roasted tomatoes; 4 cups vegetable stock; 8 corn tortillas; chopped cilantro (optional)

Dried black beans simmer slowly with vegetables, chipotle, fire-roasted tomatoes, and sweet potatoes in seasoned stock.

Typical price

$8.13for 4 servings

$2.03 per serving$8.13 for 4

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320 minstart to table
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7servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical	0.45 lb	$1.17Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.51Typical price
Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo$0.35/oz typical	2 oz	$0.70Typical price
Green beans$2.49/lb typical	0.75 lb	$1.87Typical price
Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.58Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	30 oz	$2.36Typical price
Sweet potatoes$1.29/lb typical	0.65 lb	$0.81Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
Tortillas$0.30 each typical	8	$2.40Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.22

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
1 large yellow onion
1 large red bell pepper
1 tbsp kosher salt (optional)
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic
3 carrots
2 tsp dried mexican oregano
2 chipotle peppers in adobo
3 cups chopped green beans
1 cup dried black beans
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 cups diced sweet potato
1 cans (29 oz) crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
4 cups vegetable stock
8 corn tortillas
chopped cilantro (optional)

Steps

Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.
Cook the onion and bell pepper with salt and pepper for 8 minutes.
Add the garlic, carrots, oregano, and chipotle peppers, then cook for 2 minutes.
Add the beans, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, vegetable stock, and 4 cups water, then bring the soup to a boil.
Cover and simmer the soup over low heat for 4 hours.
Add the green beans and sweet potatoes, then simmer for 45 minutes more while baking the tortillas at 400 F for 8 minutes.

Swaps

Green beans for Broccoliabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices