Black Bean Soup

2 TB Olive Oil
1 small white onion
2 cloves minced garlic
3 chopped ribs of celery
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1 big green pepper diced
4 15oz. cans of black beans (rinsed and drained) (mash them up for thicker soup)
5 cups of water mixed with 3 tsp chicken base
2 TB apple cider vinegar
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
salt to taste

Heat the oil over a low heat in a stock pot. Add onion, garlic,celery, carrots and green pepper.
Cook for about 15 minutes - until onions are clear.
Add everything else.
Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer for about 1 hour.

It's a sneaky heat with that cayenne so adjust according to your needs.