Slow Cooker Bean Soup Recipe with Quinoa & Sweet Potatoes

INGREDIENTS

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yellow onion, chopped

garlic cloves, minced

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1 lb

sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 cup

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1/2 tsp

salt (or more to taste)

1/2 tsp

ground pepper (or more to taste)

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2 cups

spinach leaves

1/4 cup

minced flat-leaf parsley

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