Three Bean Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, diced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained (canned)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 15 ounces canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 2 large potatoes, cubed
• 15 ounces vegetable juice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 4 cups water
• 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 1 cup red wine

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 cook hamburger until mostly cooked, then add onion and garlic in the saucepan and slowly cook until tender and browned.
• 3 place the great northern beans, red kidney beans, black beans, celery, carrots, potatoes, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, brown sugar, thyme, water and vegetable bouillon in the saucepan.
• 4 cook over medium-high heat approximately 25 minutes.
• 5 as the mixture thickens, stir in the red wine.