Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Basic Bean Soup is for Soup.

Basic Bean Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Basic Bean Soup takes 180 minutes to cook.

Basic Bean Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Basic Bean Soup are:

*1 pound (about 2 cups) of dried beans (I used navy beans)

*0.75 cup (or 6 ounces) of one of the following: salt pork, fresh pork, ham, diced bacon or small ham hock (I used Jeanie-O's Extra Lean Turkey Ham)

*0.25 cup chopped onion

*6-8 cups water

*0.13 teaspoon black pepper (one-eighth teaspoon)

*salt to tast (I used 0.25 teaspoon Morton's Lite Salt Mixture)

*0.25 cup diced carrots

Here is how you make Basic Bean Soup:

Soak beans overnight or quick soak. Rinse and add water, diced pork, onion, carrots and seasoning. Cover. Bring to a boil, then simmer two to three hours or until tender and liquid is well thickened.Serve with cornbread, whole grain crackers, or over brown rice.Serving Size: 8 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRAZY_KAT_1984.

The nutritional information for Basic Bean Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 91.5

• Total Fat: 1.4 g
• Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
• Sodium: 271.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
• Protein: 7.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Basic Bean Soup is Low Fat