Family Chow Hall

Basic Bean Soup

November 16th, 2005

Ahh… I love making leftovers into soup.

Not only is it very easy, it’s yummy and great on a cold day. It is actually cold in South Texas today, a rare treat. So we’ll pretend there’s a blizzard and that we are snowed in.

Basic Bean Soup
feeds 6 to 8 / prep. time: 15 minutes; cooking time: 30 minutes to all day

chopped leftover pork, ham or bacon (like anyone ever has leftover bacon, right?)
2 cans of your favorite beans — I prefer navy beans
2 cans of chicken broth
3/4 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped celery (if you have it — I don’t today so I’m using a teaspoon of celery seed)
2 T. oil or butter
salt and pepper

Basically, saute the onion and celery, or whatever veggies you are using. Then dump everything in the crock-pot and cook on low all day. If you don’t have that kind of time, heat it to a slow boil and serve.

This is great served with cornbread, biscuits, or grilled cheese.

Don’t be afraid to experiment with ingredients you have on hand. This is a basic recipe that can be changed to produce a variety of different flavors.

’til tomorrow…

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