Since becoming a vegetarian I love to share great veggie recipes that are delicious, and easy to cook.  Here are some veggie dishes that are great meals for the whole family to enjoy.

Italian Vegetable Soup

½ cup dry navy beans

2 cup water

4 cups vegetable broth

¾ cup carrot sliced, and peeled

½ cup potato sliced with peel

1 tablespoon corn oil

½ cup onion sliced

2 cups canned Italian tomatoes un-drained

2 cups cabbage, sliced thinly

1 cup zucchini sliced

½ cup celery sliced

½ cup canned chickpeas – (garbanzo beans) – drained canned

½ cup rotini or other pasta uncooked

1 tablespoon fresh parsley – finely minced fresh

2 teaspoons dried basil crumbled

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground pepper freshly

Cover navy beans with water in a large pot.  Over medium heat, bring just to the boiling point.  Remove pan from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.  Drain. Add veggie broth, carrot, and potato.  Cover and cook over medium heat until vegetables are almost tender, about 35 minutes.  Heat oil in a small skillet and sauté onion until tender, add onion and all remaining ingredients to soup pot.  Cook 15 minutes or until pasta is cooked serve hot.

Slow Cooker Spicy Black-Eyed Peas

1 lb. dried black-eyed peas (2 cups) sort peas, and rinse

1 med. Onion, chopped (1/2 cup)

6 cups water

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

¾ cup med. Or hot salsa

Mix all ingredients except salsa in 3 ½ qt. to 6 qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on high 3-4 hrs. or until peas are tender. Stir in salsa. Cover and cook on high about 10 min. or until hot.