Meatless Monday Vegetarian Chicken-free Noodle Soup

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 stalks celery, sliced
• 6 large carrots, sliced
• 1 (14 ounce) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup kale, chopped
• 5 teaspoons better than boullion no chicken base
• 12 ounces reames frozen egg noodles
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 cups water

Recipe

• 1 saute onion, carrot and celery for a few minutes in a bit of water until they just begin to soften. (this step can be omitted if you cook it longer in the crock pot).
• 2 add the vegetables, plus all other ingredients except noodles to crock pot, cook on high for 3.5 hours. add noodles for remaining 30 minutes or until tender and cooked through.