Sue's Vegan Minestrone

1 cup dried white beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 carrots - peeled and chopped
2 medium onions - peeled and chopped
3 stalks celery - chopped
6 purple baby potatoes - sliced
2 cloves garlic - minced
3 tomatoes - chopped
1/2 bell pepper - any color - chopped
6 mushrooms - chopped
3 ounces whole wheat pasta - elbow
water

Good to freeze leftovers

soak beans for at least 8 hours - rinse and place in crockpot and cook until very tender. Do not add salt until beans are tender. Toss all the chopped vegetables in the olive oil and roast in a 325 degree oven until vegetables are caramelized. Add vegetables to tender beans and deglaze roasting pan with water and add the water to the crock pot. Add Water until "soupy". Cook beans and vegetables on high for 2 - 3 hours . Add salt and pepper and basil to taste. 15 minutes prior to serving add the whole wheat elbows to crock pot and cook until tender.

Serving Size: 12 one cup servings

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPARKLESUE17.