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15 Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage

Recipe By

Spend with Pennies

This hearty soup is loaded with beans, sausage, and veggies in a seasoned broth.

Prep Time

20

Cook Time

2 hours

Servings

10

Ingredients

1 package HamBeens® 15 BEAN SOUP® with seasoning packet

4 cups water

4 cups chicken broth

1 bay leaf

1 pound smoked sausage sliced

1 onion diced

2 cloves garlic minced

15 ounces diced tomatoes with juice *see note

2 ribs celery diced

3 small carrots diced

½ teaspoon dried basil

¼ teaspoon smoked paprika

15 Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage

This hearty soup is loaded with beans, sausage, and veggies in a seasoned broth.

Ingredients

  • 1 package HamBeens® 15 BEAN SOUP® with seasoning packet

  • 4 cups water

  • 4 cups chicken broth

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 1 pound smoked sausage sliced

  • 1 onion diced

  • 2 cloves garlic minced

  • 15 ounces diced tomatoes with juice *see note

  • 2 ribs celery diced

  • 3 small carrots diced

  • ½ teaspoon dried basil

  • ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika

Cooking Directions

  1. Rinse beans and drain. Sort any unwanted debris and set the seasoning packet aside.

  2. Place beans in a large pot of cool water. Cover and allow to soak at least 8 hours or overnight. After soaking, drain water.

  3. Add water, broth, and bay leaf to the large pot with the drained beans.

  4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cover. Cook 1 ½ to 2 hours or until beans are tender.

  5. In a medium pan sauté sausage until starting to brown (you may need to add a tablespoon of butter if your sausage is very lean). Add in onion and cook for an additional 2 minutes or until onion is soft. Set aside.

  6. In the large pot, stir in tomatoes, carrots, celery, browned sausage, garlic, spices, and the seasoning packet from the beans. Simmer uncovered for an additional 30 minutes or until thickened.

  7. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Tips

  • Soaking is optional. If beans are not soaked, add 1 cup extra liquid and cook 45-60 minutes longer (or until beans are tender) before adding the vegetables.
  • Soak the beans before cooking to decrease the cooking time. It will remove some of the complex sugars, making them easier to digest.
  • If you do soak the beans, discard the soaking liquid and use fresh water for cooking.
  • An easy way to thicken 15-bean soup is to mash some of the beans in the pot with a potato masher.
  • The soup may thicken as it stands, add extra broth or water if desired.

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