I wasn’t really feeling the Meatless Monday thing this week (again), but it just so happens that the meal I’ve been cooking up all day is meatless and Mexican-y.
Score one for the accidental Mexican Meatless Monday! 
I really want to try and make a crockpot meal at least once a week so that was my #1 goal as I put together a dinner plan for this week. I had this package of Black Bean Soup mix that Bob sent me. Okay, I don’t think Bob himself sent it, but someone from his company did. 
I soaked the beans over night and this morning added the following to the crockpot:
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1 package black bean soup mix (soaked overnight and drained)
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1 chopped onion
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1 jar salsa
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2 Tb. minced garlic
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2 boxes broth (use vegetable broth to make this veg)
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Salt and Pepper
See? Into the crockpot you go set on low for 6 hours
Meanwhile I ate watermelon…
And a rice cake with jam with my lunch salad…
Mid-afternoon I went to grab a yogurt but ended up digging into some cereal instead. Not the most balanced choice, but I’ll have some yogurt or a more protein-y snack if I’m hungry later.
Aaand… 6 hours later the soup is done! You can let it cook for more but the beans might break down a little more. I like a good mix of half broken beans half intact.
I topped it with shredded cheese and slurped up the cheesy, beany strings.
Enjoy!
*Please note – my phone tried to autocorrect “crockpot” to “crackpot” when I was instagraming earlier.
**Also note – “instagraming” is a legit verb.
Question: What’s for dinner?
Great soup. The new Food on Friday is all about soup. It would be wonderful if you linked this in. Here’s the link . Have a souper duper week!
I know I’m a little late to the party but I had Pumpkin Black Bean Chili! Yum!
I think I will definitely try this. For some reason Hubs is obsessed with anything you can make from a bag mix. Odd duck, the Hubs.
Sidenote: If cereal weren’t so expensive I would eat it 3-11ty times a day.
LOL….I’m going to call my ‘crockpot’ a ‘crackpot’ from now on!
I had the same dinner! Only my husband added jalapeños from out garden. They were really spicy. Yum!
That’s a big pot of soup. Do you also find that you freeze some of it for another meal, like I do?
Yes, I actually drained out some of the beans and froze them to use for burritos later.
I could use this black bean soup or maybe just the black beans/veg for a tortilla or sandwich filling or even on top of my pasta! Thanks for the sparking the idea.
I used to make crockpot meals a lot when I was with my ex -usually on Mondays cause I’m gone 12 hours a day for the rest of the week and not many crockpot recipes tolerate that. Havent made much lately since I’m living the single life now. I make a mean crockpot lasagna though. I think the recipe says it serves 4 but they aren’t kidding anyone 2 people can gobble it down in 1 sitting its so good.
They passed out watermelon during the Maui Marathon/Half yesterday. It was so tasty!
Dinner tonight will be something at the poolside cafe at my hotel here in Hawaii. Gotta love vacation – no cooking and no watching the calories.
I roasted a chicken for dinner tonight!
oh, that looks like a yummy and easy make! my dinner was cereal, very fitting with your post. i actually made a really nice pasta to have but i ran 11 miles and then felt way too weezy for it. so, kellogg’s called, and i answered. story of my life
That soup looks good, I’d just have to sub in vegetable broth for the chicken. Today I’m trying to “healthify” a bean dip recipe from Pinterest + some veggie quesadillas.
I love that you read my mind. I was just thinking that I need to make a good black bean soup recipe and one that doesn’t require a ton of attention. You’re so intuitive…love it! 🙂
I actually basically had a mexican meatless monday tonight by accident, but there was some pollo asado involved.
Leftover rice, beans, and kale topped with homemade guac and salsa, with a stir fry of pollo asado, leeks, bok choy, and egg, also topped with the guac and salsa. Sounds random but it actually tasted good all mixed together.
The broth is a good idea! I just used water. I bet that would add a little extra taste!
I topped mine with banana peppers and a dollop of yogurt!
It looks really good but, the toots after might just put hubby out on the couch for the night….TMI? HA!
Ahhh, I love the crockpot! Dinner is left over carne asada my husband BBQ’d last night which means I don’t have to do anything! And better yet he has the baby right now so I get to go for a run (walk, jog, slog, whatever) after work.
I love Bob! He really does wear the hat too! All of his employee hats are made in Portland by a local Haberdashery. That’s a savvy business man for ya. Im a Portlandian/Oregonian & I work right by Bobs Red Mill. He’s done so much for us here in the Pacific Northwest and now he’s even letting his employees by out the company. Great products!
I LOVE black bean soup!
Fall and Winter time are definitely when I break out the crockpot and cook a lot of things like this to have for leftovers.