Cooking Matters

Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 medium onion
• 2 medium carrots
• 2 medium celery stalks
• 1 medium apple
• 2 (15-oz) cans black beans, no salt added
• 1 (14 ½-oz) can crushed tomatoes, no salt added
• 1 Tablespoon canola oil
• 2 Tablespoons chili powder
• 4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
• 1 (8 ¾-oz) can whole kernel corn or 1 cup thawed frozen corn
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper