Bean & Rice Soup with Vegan Sausage - Cooking Up Vegan

Ingredients

• 1 Medium White onion, large dice
• 6 Cloves Garlic, medium dice
• 2 Cans Pinto Beans, rinsed
• 10 oz Carrots, shredded
• 1 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1/2 lb Celery
• 1 to taste Himalayan salt
• 20 Each Cherry Tomatoes, in halfs (Sub 2 regular tomatoes)
• 8 Cups Water (or vegetable stock)
• 2 cubes Vegetable bouillon (unless using vegetable stock)
• 2 Each Plant based Sausages, cut on a bias (We used field roast)
• 2 Tbsp Vegan Worcestershire Sauce (We used Annies)
• 1 Tbsp Liquid smoke
• 1/2 Cup Rice