Hearty Ham, Bacon and Black Bean soup
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Beans, black, 453 grams/16 oz bag, cleaned and soakedCanned Tomatoes, 1 can or 10 fresh cherry or sugar snap, cut in halfBacon - Farmland Thick Sliced Bacon, 1/2 lb slicedHam, regular (11% fat), 2 cup, diced, cooked Carrots, raw, 2 cup, choppedCelery, raw, 2 cup, chopped Onions, raw, 2 cup, chopped *Red Bell Pepper (Peppers, sweet, red, raw) (USDA) (2 large, 164g), choppedGarlic, 4 cloves minced*Cumin powder, 6 tspThyme, fresh, 2 tsp ground or 4 fresh stalks' leaves Oregano, ground, 2 tsp or 2 fresh stalks' leavesBay Leaf, 1Pepper, black, 1 tsp Chicken stock, home-prepared, 8 cup or 2 Kirkland Chicken stockTomato Paste, 0.5 cup Lime Juice, 2 tbspCilantro (suggested)Sour Cream (suggested)
Use wide Dutch oven to cover bacon until crisp over medium heat, remove/crumble, retain 2 tbsp of fat in pain, then add onion, garlic, celery, bell pepper, carrots and saute 1-2 minutes. Then cover and cook on low for 15 minutes until vegetables are soft, stirring occasionally. Stir in broth, tomatoes, paste and beans, bring to boil and then reduce heat to medium low, stirring occasionally, for about 3 hours (or until beans are soft). Remove bay leaf, stir in lime juice and add salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into soup bowls and if desired, add sour cream and cilantro to the top of each serving.
Serving Size: Makes 12 1.5 cup servings
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JANISLANDER.
Serving Size: Makes 12 1.5 cup servings
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JANISLANDER.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 221.6
- Total Fat: 6.8 g
- Cholesterol: 21.0 mg
- Sodium: 740.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 26.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
- Protein: 14.0 g
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