Smokey, Hearty & Healthy 7 Bean Soup

Name: Smokey, Hearty & Healthy 7 Bean Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 15 generous servings, 15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/8 cup olive oil; 2 white onions or 2 yellow onions; 1 shallot (chopped); 6 garlic cloves (crushed); 4 cups vegetable broth; 2 cups water; 50 g taco seasoning (about half a packet); 40 g jalapenos (Jalapeno rinks, pickled, diced, with juice); 2 teaspoons ground black pepper (fresh ground); 1/2 tablespoon cilantro (dried); 200 g turkey kielbasa (Butter Ball, 1 link, chopped); 1 cup great northern bean (pre-soaked & washed); 1 cup pinto beans (pre-soaked & washed); 1 cup navy beans (pre-soaked & washed); 1 cup light kidney beans (pre-soaked & washed); 1 cup dark red kidney beans (pre-soaked & washed); 2 cups black beans (pre-soaked & washed); 1/2 cup lentils (pre-soaked & washed); 1 cup long grain rice; water, as needed

Submitted by -JL5379

"Came up with this one day when I was experimenting, turned out quite good so I'm sharing."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 20
Yields:: 15 generous servings
Serves:: 15

ingredients

¹⁄₈ cup olive oil
2 white onions or 2 yellow onions
1 shallot (chopped)
6 garlic cloves (crushed)
4 cups vegetable broth
2 cups water
50 g taco seasoning (about half a packet)
40 g jalapenos (Jalapeno rinks, pickled, diced, with juice)
2 teaspoons ground black pepper (fresh ground)
¹⁄₂ tablespoon cilantro (dried)
200 g turkey kielbasa (Butter Ball, 1 link, chopped)
1 cup great northern bean (pre-soaked & washed)
1 cup pinto beans (pre-soaked & washed)
1 cup navy beans (pre-soaked & washed)
1 cup light kidney beans (pre-soaked & washed)
1 cup dark red kidney beans (pre-soaked & washed)
2 cups black beans (pre-soaked & washed)
¹⁄₂ cup lentils (pre-soaked & washed)
1 cup long grain rice
water, as needed

directions

Saute onions, shallot, garlic and jalapenos in olive oil on medium heat.
Increase temperature to medium high or high, add vegetable broth, water, taco seasoning, cilantro, and black pepper, allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Add all beans, and additional water as needed. Beans should be totally covered by liquid, bring to boil and then reduce resulting in a mild simmer, allow to simmer for ~1.5 hours, stirring and adding water as needed.
Add chopped kielbasa, and rice. Again all ingredients should be covered by liquid, add water as needed. Simmer for an additional hour stirring and adding water as needed.

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-JL5379

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I LOVE food but for the last four months or so I've been pretty committed to cutting calories and making as many healthy choices as I possibly can. Some might think that this means resorting to boring food, but that simply is not an option for me. Often times this means I end up reinventing my favorite recipes and experimenting with the recipes of others, swapping out various "bad" ingredients for healthy alternatives. I stand firm by the statement that "healthy" food should NOT taste drastically different than traditional food.

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