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Greens and bean soup is for Soup.

Greens and bean soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Greens and bean soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Greens and bean soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Greens and bean soup are:

4 slices bacon, chopped and cooked crisp
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 cloves chopped garlic
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 15 oz cans great northern beans
2 cups chopped fresh collards
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Greens and bean soup:

cook bacon till crisp and remove from pan, drain off almost all of the drippings. saute onions, garlic and red pepper about 3 mins, add collards and cook till just wilted about 3 mins more. Puree 2 cans of beans with the chicken stock then add puree, other can of beans, bacon and 3 cups water to pan with the greens. Simmer for 30 mins. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with Parmesan or Asiago cheese before serving if desired.Serving Size: makes 8 one cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCUBAGIRL319.

The nutritional information for Greens and bean soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 185.2

• Total Fat: 2.4 g
• Cholesterol: 3.9 mg
• Sodium: 892.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.9 g
• Protein: 12.6 g