It's Chili, Chowder, or Stew Saturday - Six Bean Soup

This week's It's Chili, Chowder, or Stew Saturday is - Six Bean Soup. Attention all Bean Lover's I've got the Soup for you, Six Bean Soup. Made using Baby Lima Beans, White Beans, Black Eyed Peas, Garbanzo Beans, Lima Beans, and White Kidney Beans. Add some Vegetables and Spices and you are set! The recipe makes 16 servings, so plenty leftover to freeze for later. It's from the CooksRecipes website which has a huge selection of recipes for all tastes, diets, or cuisines. Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2018!  https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html

Six Bean Soup
No recipe image available.The use of canned beans speeds up the process of making this deliciously hearty vegetarian bean soup that feeds a crowd.

Recipe Ingredients:
10 cups water
3 (14.5-ounce) cans chopped tomatoes, canned or fresh

3 (1.5-ounces) packages dry onion soup mix
1 (15-ounce) can baby lima beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can pink lima beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 teaspoon salt
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 cloves garlic, crushed
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese for sprinkling

Cooking Directions:
1 - In a large stockpot, combine water, tomatoes, soup mix, baby lima beans, white beans, black-eyed peas, garbanzo beans, pink lima beans, white kidney beans, salt, bay leaves and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
2 - In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, bell pepper, parsley and garlic; sauté until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. When vegetables are soft, add to soup. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
3 - Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.

Makes 16 servings.
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