Michigan Bean Soup - Maize & Blue Cupboard

Ingredients

• ½ cup dried red kidney beans
• ½ cup dried black beans
• ⅓ cup dried navy beans
• ½ cup dried pinto beans
• 5 ½ cups water (for soaking beans)
• 1 tbsp oil (olive, canola, vegetable, etc)
• ¾ cup diced yellow onions
• 1 tbsp minced garlic (or garlic powder)
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 ⅓ cup celery
• 1 tsp rosemary, dried
• 1 tsp thyme, dried
• 3 cups crushed tomatoes, canned
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp vegetable broth