Lima Bean and Mediterranean Vegetable Soup
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
Directions
1 x Green Bell Pepper1 x Yellow Bell Pepper1 x Red Bell Pepper4 x Large Mushrooms2 x Large Onions4 x Garlic Cloves7 x Medium Tomatoes 400 grams pre-soaked Lima Beans(there are a number of ways of doing)3 x tsp Dried Sage4 x tsp Cracked Black PepperSalt to taste2 x tsp Salt1 x tbsp Oilve Oil
1 Boil the pre-soaked beans in plenty of water for 25 minutes and then strain and leave to drain
2 Saut� the garlic and onions in a pressure cooker with the lid off until they start to soften
3 Add the peppers and the dried sage and continue to saute
4. Once the peppers have started to soften add the tomatoes and continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes until the tomatoes have cooked into the mixture
5. Break or chop the mushrooms into bite-sized pieces and add.
6. Continue to fold rather than stir to avoid breaking the vegetables up. We're looking for a chunky texture here.
7. Add the part cooked lima beans together with a litre or two pints of stock
8. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and cook for a further 20 minutes.
9. Leave to stand unpressurised for a further 20 minutes or so and then serve.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NEILJHK.
2 Saut� the garlic and onions in a pressure cooker with the lid off until they start to soften
3 Add the peppers and the dried sage and continue to saute
4. Once the peppers have started to soften add the tomatoes and continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes until the tomatoes have cooked into the mixture
5. Break or chop the mushrooms into bite-sized pieces and add.
6. Continue to fold rather than stir to avoid breaking the vegetables up. We're looking for a chunky texture here.
7. Add the part cooked lima beans together with a litre or two pints of stock
8. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and cook for a further 20 minutes.
9. Leave to stand unpressurised for a further 20 minutes or so and then serve.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NEILJHK.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 182.8
- Total Fat: 3.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 19.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 33.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.2 g
- Protein: 8.6 g