Lima & white Bean Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 357.0
  • Total Fat: 1.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.2 mg
  • Sodium: 5,661.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
  • Protein: 52.9 g

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Introduction

For a really filling and nutritous meal on a cold day. Cook in a crockpot or on stove. A half-cup to 3/4 cp serving will keep you full and satisfied for hours, not to mention warm you up. If you like "heat" add chilies.
("QUICK-SOAK" TIME IS INCLUDED IN "PREP TIME") For a really filling and nutritous meal on a cold day. Cook in a crockpot or on stove. A half-cup to 3/4 cp serving will keep you full and satisfied for hours, not to mention warm you up. If you like "heat" add chilies.
("QUICK-SOAK" TIME IS INCLUDED IN "PREP TIME")
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    1 1/2 cp dried lima beans, (either soak overnight or bring to a boil, turn off stove and cover for about an hour, then rinse with cold water and add other ingredients.)

    3/4 cp white beans, (do same as lima beans--together is good).

    1 cp chopped onion

    1 1/2 cp fresh snow peas (after chopped)

    1 cp chopped celery

    1 cp chopped red bell pepper (or your preference)

    1 cp tomato puree

    2 1/2 cps diced ham

    4 cloves garlic, minced

    48 ozs beef broth (low sodium)

    14.5 oz can diced tomatoes w/garlic & onion (or preference)

    1/4 cp wild rice

    1 cp carrot juice

    1 cp V8 vegetable cocktail juice (I used Spicy)

    1 tsp each of thyme, margoram, pepper. (or use fresh herbs)

    1 whole bay leaf

Directions

makes 12 1-cup servings or 24 1/2-cup servings.

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1. Soak limas and white beans overnight; or bring to a boil, turn off heat and cover for an hour.

2. While beans are soaking chop the vegetables and ham. Mince the garlic.

3. Give beans a good rinse before adding other ingredients; this helps eliminate gas.

4. Combine everything in either (crockpot) or stew pot, stir, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover with lid and cook for approx. 3 hours**, stirring now and then to make sure not sticking to bottom of pan.

** I am estimating cook time because it will depend on your stove. I have a chef's stove, so things cook quicker than a normal stove (mine actually only took about 2 hrs to cook all the way). Plus, if you are using the crockpot, obviously it will be longer. So, basically, you know your own stove and approx. how long it will take. I'm sorry if the time isn't exactly right.
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Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATHYANNBT.