Yummy Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Here's an easy soup that I threw together last night for one of our Group Loser gatherings. People liked it and asked for the recipe, so here it is. It didn't require buying a lot of weird ingredients, so that was nice.

1 large onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic, crushed/chopped

3 TB. canola oil

1 green bell pepper (or any other bell pepper..bell pepper away!)

2 hot peppers, diced (I used one jalapeno and one thai chili)

1 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes (that's the big fat can)

1 normal sized can of black beans (aren't I good at writing recipes)?

2 TB cumin

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 TB cayenne pepper

2 c. veggie broth

salt and pepper to taste

Tortilla chips & shredded cheddar to garnish

Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add bell peppers and hot peppers. Dump everything else except for the garnishes in and bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve topped with cheese and broken up bits of tortilla chip. EAT!