****If you don't have a slow cooker, this recipe can be followed using an oven at low heat****

Add beans, carrots, celary, onions, garlic, bay leaf and herbs to the slow cooker.

Add water (less for a thicker stew).

Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6hrs.

Add tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 hour more.

Before serving, add in spinach / kale.

Serve with brown rice.