I Can't Believe it's All Veggie Soup

Description
An update of an old family favorite - Alice in Houston 5/07/9
 * 12 servings

Ingredients

 * ½ cup tvp chunks
 * 2 garlic cloves
 * 1 cup chopped onions
 * 1 cup carrot chunks
 * 5 tsp vegetable broth powder
 * ¼ cup Uncle Ben's converted rice
 * 2 cans Hunt's no-salt tomatoes
 * 3½ cups water
 * 2 cups pinto beans, cooked
 * pepper to taste
 * ½ tsp basil, dried (or 2 tsp fresh)
 * 1 can green beans, cut
 * 1 cup okra, frozen or fresh, cut
 * salt to taste, optional

Directions

 * 1) Directions: place all ingredients in crockpot.
 * 2) Cover and cook until done, about 6 hours.

Nutritional information
Serving size: 1 cup:
 * 120 calories | 8.25 prot | chol 0 | carb 21.5 | sodium 255 | fiber 2 | fat .5 | iron 5 | calcium 65 | % calories from prot: 27% / carb: 71% / fat 2%