Hearty Bean Soup

Name: Hearty Bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 10 min
Yield: 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).
Ingredients: 3 cups chopped parsnips; 2 cups chopped carrots; 1 cup chopped onion; 1-1/2 cups dried great northern beans; 5 cups water; 1-1/2 pounds smoked ham hocks; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 6 hours

Makes

10 servings (2-1/2 quarts)

This soup is convenient to simmer all day in a slow cooker, and your family will love it. —Alice Schnoor, Arion, Iowa

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Ingredients

3 cups chopped parsnips
2 cups chopped carrots
1 cup chopped onion
1-1/2 cups dried great northern beans
5 cups water
1-1/2 pounds smoked ham hocks
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, place parsnips, carrots and onion. Top with beans. Add water, ham, garlic, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours or until beans are tender.
Remove meat and bones from slow cooker. When cool enough to handle, cut meat into bite-sized pieces and return to slow cooker; heat through.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 161 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 686mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 9g fiber), 10g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 lean meat.

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