Vegetable Bean Soup

Everyone has their off days and today was mine. So I put together this recipe, courtesy of the famous Essie Button. It is perfect for those cold days to warm your body from the inside out. You'd be a fool not to try it!

Ingredients:

1 Sweet Potato

1 Pepper (red, yellow or green)

1 White onion

2 Cans of Beans of your preferred choice

1 Carrot

1 Can of Tinned Tomatoes

3 Cloves of Garlic

1 Chili 

1 Vegetable Stock Cube

1 Teaspoon of Brown Sugar

1 Teaspoon of Soy Sauce 

Salt and Pepper

1 Teaspoon of Paprika

Materials: 

1 Large Pot

1 Baking Tray 

Step One: preheat your oven to 200 degrees celsius. Chop up all of your veggies into your preferred size, keep in mind that the larger the vegetable the longer it will need to be baked.  Add the paprika, chili and garlic to the pan. Drizzle with olive oil. Place in the oven for 30 minutes, depending on the vegetable size. 

Step Two: Place a stock cube into 600ml of boiling water and stir. Meanwhile, add your tinned tomatoes and the beans of your choice to your pot on the stove and leave to simmer for roughly 2 minutes - once the two minutes is over turn the heat down. Next add your stock and pop the lid on the pot until your timer for the veggies goes off.

Step Three: Once the veggies are cooked, pop them into the pot and give it a good ol' mix. Leave it to simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

Step Four: Place some toast into the toaster, pop the soup in a bowl and enjoy!