2 Bean and Red Potato Soup

Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 small yellow onion
2 garlic gloves (crushed)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast (optional)
1 can organic vegetable broth
1 small bag organic baby red potatoes
¼ cup fresh rosemary
1 small cucumber
1 can red kidney (drained)
1 can white northern beans (drained)
1 can crushed tomatoes (drained)
Sea salt (to taste)
Cracked pepper (to taste)
1 jalapeno
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions:

Cut chicken into cubes and season with salt and pepper. Sauté in olive oil until cooked (not brown) on both sides. Add chopped yellow onion, green onion and garlic and cook until yellow onion is translucent.

In a colander, boil quartered potatoes in vegetable broth and season with salt and pepper. Once potatoes are softened add remaining ingredients minus the cucumber.

Let simmer for 20 minutes then add VERY thinly sliced cucumbers (skin still on but washed thoroughly) and simmer 10 more minutes.