Has BEAN Soup Now It's Dinner

Name: Has BEAN Soup Now It's Dinner
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb white navy beans, soaked overnight; 4 quarts water; 1 cabbage, small,chopped coarsley; 1 lb green beans, cut ito 3 pieces each; 2 leeks, cleaned and chopped,use 1 inch of the green part; 2 turnips, peeled,chopped into 3/4 inch cubes; 2 carrots, cleaned,sliced; 12 medium potatoes, peeled; 1 bay leaf; 2 sprigs thyme (1/2 tsp dried); 4 sprigs parsley; 6 oktoberfest sausages or 6 smoked sausage; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 lb bacon, chopped; salt & pepper

Submitted by Bergy

"This is a true meal in one pot! Perfect for cold Winter evenings Delicious soup. Serve the potatoes & sausages with a small green salad on the side, & crusty French bread (Prep time does not include overnight soaking of the beans)"

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Ready In:: 3hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 lb white navy beans, soaked overnight
4 quarts water
1 cabbage, small,chopped coarsley
1 lb green beans, cut ito 3 pieces each
2 leeks, cleaned and chopped,use 1 inch of the green part
2 turnips, peeled,chopped into 3/4 inch cubes
2 carrots, cleaned,sliced
12 medium potatoes, peeled
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs thyme (1/2 tsp dried)
4 sprigs parsley
6 6 oktoberfest sausages or 6 smoked sausage
4 cloves garlic, minced
¹⁄₄ lb bacon, chopped
salt & pepper

directions

In a bit of cheesecloth tie in the bayleaf, thyme, parsley.
Drain and rinse the navy beans after soaking them overnight.
Pour water into a large pot and add all the veggies except the potatoes, simmer covered for apprx 1 1/2 hours add more water as needed Add potatoes, herb bag, sausages,garlic& bacon.
Simmer slowly for another hour and 15 minutes.
Check the seasoning& adjust.
Remove spice bag.
Remove the sausages& potatoes, keep warm.
simmer soup for 15 minutes longer.
Serve hot with french bread,.
After the soup course serve the potatoes& sausages.

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Reviews

This is such a lovely winter meal. It is a rotten day outside but this dinner warmed us up quickly and it wasn't hard or expensive to make at all. I have to confess though, I realised towards the end of the cooking time that this was going to be a great all-in-one-bowl meal so we didn't serve the soup separately from the potatoes and sausages. Instead, we spooned the whole mixture into wide bowls (I added a touch of cornstarch to thicken it) and just had it like that. Thanks for a superb recipe!

Sackville

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Bergy

Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.

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