Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Bariatric Lynn's Vegetable Mixed Bean Soup is for Lunch.

Bariatric Lynn's Vegetable Mixed Bean Soup takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Bariatric Lynn's Vegetable Mixed Bean Soup takes 60 minutes to cook.

Bariatric Lynn's Vegetable Mixed Bean Soup makes 14 servings.

The ingredients for Bariatric Lynn's Vegetable Mixed Bean Soup are:

1 - 16 oz bag of HAYES® STAR BRAND® Bean Soup Mix (or any brand of mixed beans for soup)

Celery Heart, fresh and tender with the strings removed from each stalk. Cut into 1 inch pieces diagonally (to make it prettier) until you have 6 ounces prepared.

1 lb. Carrots, raw, fresh & sweet. Peel, remove ends and cut into 1 inch chunks. Should have 14 ounces prepared.

1 lb. White Potatoes, peel and cut into large chunks. Should have 14 ounces prepared.

2/3 of a Large Sweet Onion (Vidalia, Texas Sweet, Walla Walla, etc.), peeled and coarsely chopped. Should have 6 ounces prepared.

1 - 14 oz can SWANSON® Beef Broth, Lower Sodium, 100% Fat Free

1 - 14 oz. can SWANSON® Vegetarian Vegetable Broth, 100% Fat Free

1 Large Cube of KNORR® Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon, 1/2 Cube = 5g/20 cal.

4+1/2 cups water

Here is how you make Bariatric Lynn's Vegetable Mixed Bean Soup:

1. Rinse and sort beans to remove any stones or bad beans. Combine 7-8 cups of cold water and the entire 16 ounce bag of beans. Cover and let stand for 6-8 hours or overnight.2. Drain water and rinse beans. 3. Add 6 ounces celery heart, 14 ounces chopped carrots, 14 ounces chopped potatoes and 6 ounces coarsely chopped onion to the bean mixture.4. Add 1 can of low-sodium beef broth, 1 can of vegetable broth and 1 large cube of Knorr's Vegetarian Vegetable Bullion.5. Add 4 plus 1/2 cups of water (hot or cold--does not matter).6. Stir all ingredients together and bring to a rolling boil.7. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until all ingredients are tender and potatoes begin to break down and thicken the soup.Makes 14 - generous 1 cup servings with almost 9 grams of protein and only 69 calories per serving!Beans need to be eaten with a grain at the same meal to make them a complete protein so I like to make corn muffins to go along with the bean soup. Nutrition information does not include the corn muffin.Number of Servings: 14Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAPBAND2008.

The nutritional information for Bariatric Lynn's Vegetable Mixed Bean Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 14
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 69.2

• Total Fat: 0.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.6 mg
• Sodium: 395.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.2 g
• Protein: 8.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Bariatric Lynn's Vegetable Mixed Bean Soup is Vegetarian