Marianne's Bean & Hominy Soup

By Mcassid1

Ingredients

• Beans: Variety of Following 4:
• "1-2 15 oz. cans of white (or yellow) hominy, drained"
• "1 or 2 15 oz. cans of pinto beans, drained"
• "or 1 or 2 cans of Great Northern beans, drained"
• 1 15 oz, can Ranch Style Pinto Beans With Jalapeno Peppers, drained
• 1 15 oz. can S & W (or other brand) Cajun Recipe Stewed Tomatoes (I used a Mexican Recipe of another brand)
• 1 10 oz. can Rotel Mild Diced Tomatoes & Green Chiles
• 1 10 3/4 oz. can tomato soup
• 1 19 oz. can Progresso Hearty Black Bean Soup (or another type of bean & ham soup; I used a Campell's)
• 1 16 oz. pkg. frozen whole kernal corn
• 4 elephant cloves garlic, sliced (or double for regular)
• 2 scallions, sliced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 Bay leaves
• 2 tsp. ground cumin
• 2 tsp. cilantro, dry
• 2 cups of chicken or vegatable broth (more if like soupier)

Preparation

Step 1

1. First, in a little olive oil in a dutch oven, cook onion, scallions, on medium-high heat; lower to medium and add garlic until softened.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir; bring to a boil.
3 Reduce heat and let simmer for about 30 minutes.