3 Minute Meals

This soup is wonderful for reheating in the microwave and having instant 3 minute meals at your ready.

Ingredients:
*yellow peppers
*1 or 2 potatos (You may want to omit the potatoes if freezing)
*4 tomatos
*handful of cherry tomatos
*frozen or canned corn
*italian squash
*handful baby carrots
*1 steak umm slice
*red beans (or similar)
*elbow pasta (I use Smart Taste)
*roasted garlic oil
*basil
*salt

I start out with 1/3 to 1/2 a pot of water and then begin adding my vegetable selection of the week: 2 yellow peppers, 1-2 chopped potatos, 4 medium tomatos, handful of cherry tomatos, some frozen corn, handful of baby carrots, and a sliced italian squash.
I add one slice of a frozen Steak Umm on top of my stew-that way as the stew cooks, the flavor of the Steak Umm merges throughout the stew for a delicious meaty flavor even though everything else is vegetarian.
For Spice, I just added some salt, lots of basil and crushed red pepper to give it some bite.
I splashed some roasted garlic oil on top (a teaspoon or two), which makes the house smell delicious as it's cooking.

I cook the beans and noodles separately and add when the vegetables are ready.

I used uncooked red beans which take some time to soften, so I put them in my slow cooker about 4-5 hours earlier and just left them to cook themselves-strained and rinsed them off and tossed them in the soup. This adds some extra bulk and is a good source of protein and fiber.

In a separate pot, I prepared some Ronzoni Smart Taste elbow pasta and also added that to the soup as the final texture extravaganza.

Note:(the uncooked redbeans can be substituted with pretty much any kind of pre-cooked beans if you're looking to save some time.)

Don't forget to freeze a cup or two for a fast meal later! :)