Vegan White Bean Corn Chowder

Ingredients

• 1 cup of cooked and drained white beans  (we like White Tepary Beans, Alubia or Cannellini Beans)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion diced
• 1 rib of celery diced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium red, orange or yellow bell pepper diced
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups vegetable broth. (we recommend a home made corn stock or corn broth from PlantStrong.)
• 4 cups fresh or frozen corn
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• Salt and Pepper
• Green onions and fried garlic slices for garnish