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Wellness - Recipe - Creamy Mung Bean Soup

Creamy Mung Bean Soup

I always read that Chinese Mung beans are very good for you but I had no idea what to do with them until now! Here's my easy/healthy/tasty recipe. The thing I love about soups is you don't have to be exact with the ingredients and they don't take a lot of work - you just go about your life and stir them once in a while.

Cookware needed

  • Slow cooker or big pot

Ingredients:

  • Mung beans
  • Jamaican Fish soup mix (full packet)
  • Korean Gojuchang (Big tablespoon full)
  • Japapeno (dash)
  • Frozen mixed veggies 
  • Nutritional Yeast (to taste)
  • Green Italian Pesto (full jar)

Directions:

  • Soak the beans for 24 hours
  • Put in a slow cooker on low heat for another bunch of hours (lol). Live your life / stir occasionally
  • Add the spices - fish soup mix, gojuchang and jalapeno to taste
  • When it's been cooking for a while, add in frozen mixed veggies
  • When it's done cooking (you decide when), stir in the creamy ingredients - a full jar of pesto and about 2-3 tbsp of nutritioal yeast

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The result is really filling and hearty, and the creamier ingredients counteract and balance the spices so it's not overwhelming. Gorgeous! 

When done cooking a big batch, if there's any left, you can also label and freeze portions for later on.