Quick Chicken Soup - With legumes

2 tablespoons butter 1 cup diced carrot 4 green onions , sliced 5 cups chicken broth 1 bay leaf salt and pepper 4 ounces very thin egg noodles 1 cup diced[...]

3 cups v 8 vegetable juice 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans 1 (12 1/2 ounce) can chicken 1 (16 ounce) can black beans 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes 2 tablespoons[...]

1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn , drained 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth 1 (15 ounce) can black beans , drained and rinsed 1 (10 ounce) jar salsa 1[...]

2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 -2 garlic clove , minced 2 (32 ounce) cans chicken broth 10 3/4 ounces cream of chicken soup 2 1/2 cups shredded[...]

1 (15 ounce) can corn , drained 1 (15 ounce) can black beans , drained and rinsed 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes (I used the kind with sweet onion in it)[...]