3 Bean Mexican Soup

This recipe has some canned beans, and some beans cooked at home. I pretty much used what I had in my fridge and in my pantry. But I'm sure you could adjust the ingredients, if you would like to do all homemade beans, or all canned, or a mix like I did tonight.

Sautee in olive oil until tender:
1 large onion, finely chopped
2-3 small stalks celery, finely chopped
1/4 cup tightly packed cilantro, finely chopped

Stir in until it's all smoothly mixed in:
1 box (1 QT) organic vegetable broth
1 can Fat Free refried beans (it's just pintos and salt, no lard)

Add:
1 can organic black beans, undrained
2 cups cooked garbanzo beans
Juice of 1 lime

Add 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon each:
pepper
cumin
chili powder
onion powder
garlic powder
oregano

Simmer 20 minutes

Garnish with olives and green chilies