# Crockpot Tortilla Soup

# Ingredients

# Soup

• 1 package soy curls (or about 2 cups of beans, tempeh, or your favorite protein here)
• 1 large can of chopped tomatoes
• 1 can of tomato sauce
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 bell peppers, chopped
• 1 can black beans, drained (or about 1.5 cups cooked black beans)
• 1½ cups frozen corn
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp ancho chile powder
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp salt (or more to taste)
• 4 cups water (or veggie broth)
• Optional: 2 teaspoons ground chipotle powder (or 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce chopped fine)
• Optional: ¼ cup chopped cilantro (if you hate cilantro just leave it out, don't add parsley)

# Additional Toppings

• lime wedges
• chopped green onion
• cilantro
• avocado
• tortilla chips (or homemade baked/fried strips of corn tortillas)
• salsa
• sliced black olives

# Instructions

1. Throw everything into the slow cooker and stir it up.
2. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. It's not a big deal if its more like 8-9, you just may want to add a tiny bit of water at the end.
3. Serve with a squeeze of lime juice, chopped green onion, cilantro, cut up avocado, crushed tortilla chips, extra salsa and, sliced black olives.

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