Crockpot Recipe for Vegetarian Black Bean and Tomatillo Soup with Lime and Cilantro

Ingredients as follow :
1. 1 T olive oil
2. 1 onion, finely chopped
3. 8 tomatillos, chopped in 1/4 inch pieces (about 2 cups chopped tomatillo)
4. 1 T finely minced garlic
5. 1 T dried cilantro (optional, but recommended, available from Penzeys)
6. 2 tsp. dried Mexican Oregano
7. 2 tsp. ground cumin
8. 2 cans black beans, rinsed well
9. 2 cans diced tomatoes with juice
10. 4 cups chicken stock (I used homemade chicken stock, but you could use canned chicken broth)
11. 1 cup water
12. 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice

13. 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice.

14. 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish if desired.
15. Ready to serve.

Used this direction as follow:
1. Chop onions and tomatillos into pieces about 1/4 inch.
2. Heat olive oil in large frying pan, then saute onions and tomatillos about 5 minutes, then add garlic, dried cilantro, Mexican Oregano, and cumin and saute 1-2 minutes more.
3. While vegetables saute, dump beans into a colander placed in the sink and rinse until no more foam appears.
4. Put tomatillo-onion mixture into large 4-5 quart crockpot. (I used a 5 1/2 quart crock pot, but it was not completely full.)
5. Add beans, tomatoes with juice, chicken stock, water, and brown rice.
6. Cook on high for 4 hours , this could also be cooked on low for 8 hours.
7. Slow cookers can vary, so check and adjust the cooking time accordng to how hot your crockpot gets.
8. After 4 hours (or 8 hours if using low) turn the crockpot to low setting, and let it cook 15 minutes to lower the temperature, then add the fresh lime juice and cilantro and cook 10 minutes on low.
9. Serve hot, with additional chopped cilantro for garnish if desired.

For the best result:
This recipe could be cooked on the stove. Follow directions above, but put ingredients into medium sized soup pot and add one cup more water. Cook at very low simmer for about one hour, then reduce heat for five minutes, then add lime juice and cilantro and simmer five minutes more.
Serve hot, with additional chopped cilantro if desired.



South Beach Suggestions:
With low-glycemic black beans and lots of vegetables, this soup is a perfect dish for any phase of the South Beach Diet, or any type of low-glycemic eating plan.
Source:
This recipes for makes about 6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn