I cannot believe it has taken me SO LONG to finally post this recipe. This has been one of the few meals in my cooking repertoire forever!! I first need to say that this recipe a) does not need to be made in a slow cooker and b) can easily be made veggie or vegan. Secondly, you need to know this is the EASIEST recipe ever because it takes a lot of shortcuts - cans of beans, boxed veggie broth, spice powder, etc. Yes there are much "cleaner," or "fresher" recipes out there I'm sure, but this does the freakin[...]