Mixed bean soup
10 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup | (heaping) Pinto beans |
| ⅓ | cup | (heaping) Great Northern |
| ⅓ | cup | (heaping) Red beans |
| ⅛ | cup | (heaping) Kidney beans |
| ⅛ | cup | Small white beans |
| 1 | tablespoon | Black beans |
| ¼ | cup | (scant) Garbanzo beans |
| 1 | tablespoon | Blackeye peas |
| 2 | tablespoons | Split peas |
| ⅓ | cup | Lentils |
Directions
Total beans: about 2 cups for each recipe...Serves 10 Experiment with combining your own favorite bean varieties.. mix them up!
Place in large pan, cover with water, soak, rinse well, then add 2 qts. water and ½ lb. lean ham, cubed. Simmer slowly 2½ hours.
ADD: 1 large onion, chopped; 1 large can tomatoes; 1 Tsp. chili powder; 1 clove garlic, chopped; salt/pepper to taste. Simmer another hour or until done. Before serving, add ½ cup red wine; ½ cup chopped parsley.
Nutritional Analysis per serving: 201 calories; 15.7 g protein; 2⅕ g fat (l0% calories from fat); 28.7 g :carbohydrate; 12½ mg cholesterol; 7⅕ fiber; 816 mg sodium.
Exchange: 2 starch; 1 ½ oz. lean meat.
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