Bread And Bean Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 loaf stale bread, cubed
• 2 cups pinto beans
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup roasted red pepper, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, for sauteing
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
• salt & pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano

Recipe

• 1 bake stale bread 10 minutes at 300 to give it a crunch.
• 2 heat up stock over medium flame. add beans to boil.
• 3 meanwhile, sauté onion, pepper, and garlic in oil until the onion is golden and beginning to blacken.
• 4 stir the vegetables into the beans and stock. add spices to taste. let simmer for a few minutes.
• 5 stir in bread and let set to soak up some moisture.
• 6 before serving, you might want to add some extra water (because the bread will have sopped up most of the stock).