I Can't Believe it's All Veggie Soup

Ingredients

 * 1/2 cup tvp chunks
 * 2 garlic cloves
 * 1 cup chopped onions
 * 1 cup carrot chunks
 * 5 tsp vegetable broth powder
 * 1/4 cup uncle ben's conv. rice
 * 2 can hunt's no-salt tomatoes
 * 3 1/2 cup water
 * 2 cup pinto beans, cooked
 * pepper to taste
 * 1/2 tsp basil, dried
 * (or 2 t fresh)
 * 1 can green beans, cut
 * 1 cup okra, frozen or fresh, cut
 * salt to taste, optional

Directions
Directions: place all ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook until done, about 6 hours. Serving size: 1 cup 12 servings: 120 cal, 8.25 prot, chol 0, carb 21.5, sodium 255, fiber 2, fat .5, iron 5, calcium 65, % cal from prot: 27% / carb: 71% / fat 2% update of old family favorite - alice in houston 5/07/9