Healthy Bean & Vegetable Crockpot Stew

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 lb assorted dry beans2 cups low sodium vegetable juice3/4 cup dry white wine 1/3 cup soy sauce (should be low sodium too)1 cup celery, diced6 small red potatoes, diced1 cup carrots, diced1 4 oz can mushrooms1 medium onion, diced1 tsp basil, dried1 tsp parsley, dried1 bay leaf3 cloves garlic, minced1 tsp black pepper, ground1 cup rice cooked1 cup cherry tomatoesVegetable stock or water
Directions
I use a pound of 15 or 16 bean soup mix. You can make up your own mix, depending on what you and you family like. Rinse beans and then soak overnight in water. Drain beans and place in crock pot. Add vegetable juice, wine, soy sauce, and cover with vegetable stock or water.

Cook on high for 2 hours. Add vegetables, herbs, and spices, and cook for 3-4 hours on low until carrots and potatoes are tender. When tender, add rice and cook for one additional hour on low. Add cherries at the last minute, or use for garnish without heating them.

Eight 1 1/3 cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LEAKAY59.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 273.3
  • Total Fat: 0.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 551.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 62.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 20.4 g
  • Protein: 14.4 g

Member Reviews
  • CHEF_TRACI
    My crock was too small to add the potatoes, so I baked the potatoes and served this on top. The kids LOVED it. Good good dinner! - 3/18/09
  • SKWRLYGRL
    Very easy to make and tasty! I added a packet of Goya Cilantro and Tomato seasoning to taste which ups the sodium by 150 mg for the whole recipe. Will definitely make again. Thanks for sharing! - 2/23/09
  • WJACQUE
    My son is a vegetarian and I have been looking for some good slow cooker meatless recipes. I will be trying this one soon. - 2/16/09
  • LADYPHOENIX61
    Lea, this sounds really good and I'm going to get everything I need to make it on the next rainy day we have! Thanks for sharing it! - 2/15/09