Creole white bean soup
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Minced onion |
| ½ | cup | Minced celery |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped bell pepper |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| 1½ | pounds | Ham,1\" cubes |
| 1 | pounds | Smoked sausage,1/2\" slices |
| 1 | can | Tomato sauce(8oz) |
| 2 | cans | Navy beans w/bacon(16oz) |
| 4 | cups | Water |
| Salt | ||
| Black pepper | ||
Directions
1. In large saucepan, cook onion, celery and bell pepper in butter until soft.
2. Add ham and tomato sauce; simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
3. In separate saucepan, bring navy beans with bacon to boil.
4. Puree beans and their liquid in a food processor or blender; add to ham mixture.
5. Add the water; season to taste and simmer for 1 hour. Serve piping hot. Submitted By MICHAEL ORCHEKOWSKI On 10-12-94