Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Anna's vegetable bean soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Anna's vegetable bean soup takes 90 minutes to cook.

Anna's vegetable bean soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Anna's vegetable bean soup are:

2 quarts Water
1 Cup dry pinto beans, soak overnight
1/2 to 1 Cup cooked ground turkey (4oz cooked)
2 small Bay Leaves or 1 long leaf
4 TBSP chili powder
1 TSP cumin
1 TSP ground red pepper
1 TSP garlic, minced
1/2 Cup chopped onion (I used red)
1 Cup Summer squash, sliced and seeds removed (I used yellow)
1 Cup fresh corn (I used ears and removed the corn from the ear)

Here is how you make Anna's vegetable bean soup:

Makes 6-8 (1) cup servings. (if you get more than 6 servings, your nutrient count will go down)Soak pinto beans overnight. Fry ground turkey, remove any excess liquid.Drain pinto beans and put in a stew pot or a soup pan large enough to hold all vegetables. Add water and rest of ingredients. Cover with lid and simmer 90 to 120 minutes or until pinto beans are soft.Remove Bay leaves/leaf.Serve with low fat cornbread, whole grain toasted bread or low sodium wheat crackers.I have made this before but omitted the turkey, squash and corn and used green beans and carrots instead and I liked it better that way. It's a pretty versatile recipe, you can add or omit anything and it will still taste pretty good.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SOPHIEKINS.

The nutritional information for Anna's vegetable bean soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 134.1

• Total Fat: 2.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 73.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 10.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Anna's vegetable bean soup is Low Fat