[recipe] Fast Fiesta Soup

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This recipe can be jazzed up with whatever herbs or spices you want

to play

around with. It is also delicious as is if you are short on time and

want

something super-fast and good for you.

 

Fast Fiesta Soup

 

2 cans (10 oz each ) diced tomatoes and green chilies

1 can (15.25 oz) whole kernel corn, drained

1 can (15 oz) black beans, rinsed and drained

Shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream, optional (omit for vegan

recipe)

 

In a sauce pan, combine tomatoes, corn and beans; heat through.

Garnish

servings with cheese and sour cream if desired.

Yield: 4 servings

 

Nutritional analysis: One serving (prepared with no-salt-added diced

tomatoes and without cheese and sour cream) equals 210 calories, 576

mg

sodium, 0 cholesterol, 42 gm carbohydrate, 10 gm protein, 2gm fat, 10

gm

fiber.

Diabetic exchanges: 2 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable

 

~ PT ~

 

The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a

helpless thing.

~Walt Whitman, poet (1819-92)