
Ingredients:
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Vegetable cooking spray
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2 large carrots, diced (1 cup)
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2 celery ribs, diced (1/2 cup)
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1 medium-sized sweet onion, diced
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2 (8-oz.) packages sliced fresh mushrooms
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1 large zucchini, chopped (1 ½ cups)
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1 yellow squash, chopped (1 cup)
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1 tablespoon chili powder
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1 teaspoon dried basil
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1 teaspoon seasoned pepper
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1 (8-oz.) can tomato sauce
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3 cups tomato juice
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2 (14 ½-oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
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4 (15-oz.) cans pinto, black, great northern, or kidney beans, rinsed and drained
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1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
Directions:
1. Sauté first 3 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until onions are translucent. Add mushrooms, zucchini, and squash; sauté 3 more minutes. Add chili powder, dried basil, and seasoned pepper, and sauté 5 more minutes.
2. Stir together tomato sauce and tomato juice in a 6-qt. slow cooker until smooth. Stir in diced tomatoes, beans, corn, and carrot mixture. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours.
Note: Cool leftovers, and freeze in plastic freezer containers or zip-top plastic freezer bags for up to 2 months.
Cook Time: 8 hours, 18 minutes
Prep Time: 25 minutes