When a recipe goes wrong, be open to the result!

Well this isn't actually a picture of the soup I made, it looks almost exactly like it. The other day I set out to make vegetarian chili... but my ended up making a three bean soup that tasted disturbingly like minestrone soup! (I love minestrone... so its okay with me) I will definitely make it again, and maybe next time I will throw in some whole wheat pasta and squash/zucchini! In spite of my "mistake" (which turned out to work out for the best), I did create something quick, easy, healthy, and vegetarian!

You can make it too:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 Large can diced tomatoes (if you want you can buy the kind with basil)
Sliced carrots
Chopped green pepper
Sliced onion
1 small can cannelloni (white kidney) beans
1 small can chick peas (garbanzo beans)
1 small can black beans
Cayenne
Paprika
Salt and Pepper

Put the olive oil in a medium-hot pot and add sliced onions (I slice mine quite thin). Add sliced carrots and green peppers 2-3 minutes after. Let this mixture saute until they begin to appear soft. Add cayenne and paprika to taste. Add the tomatoes and fill the large can halfway full with water, add it to the pot. Add all of the beans. Simmer for 20 minutes with lid on pot. Add S&P to taste. Let cool!

If you wanted to make a true mock minestrone, you might add squash and zucchini (sliced) to the saute at the last second so that it becomes soft. Add a whole can of water (or stock) so that it has less of a stew consistency. Add some whole wheat shells or penne for the last 10/15 minutes.

Remember, this recipe makes a LOT of food, but it is really healthy and sits well in the fridge. I love food like this as leftovers!