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Portuguese Vegetable and Noodle Soup is for Soup.

Portuguese Vegetable and Noodle Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Portuguese Vegetable and Noodle Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Portuguese Vegetable and Noodle Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Portuguese Vegetable and Noodle Soup are:

1 lb dried kidney beans
1 lb smoked ham hock
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 large garlic clove, minced
3/4 cup carrot, diced
4 cups cabbage, shredded
1 large potato, pared and diced
2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Here is how you make Portuguese Vegetable and Noodle Soup:

Wash and pick over beans, place in a kettle, add water to cover and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Check occasionally to make sure the beans are covered with water. 2. Drain beans, return to the kettle along with the ham hocks and add enough water to cover the beans. Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour. 3. Remove the ham hocks, cool slightly, cut the meat from the bones and dice. 4. Heat oil in a large skillet, saute the onions and garlic until tender, about 3 minutes. Add meat and carrots, and saute 3 minutes more. Add mixture to the kettle with the cabbage, potato, salt and pepper and 1 quart of water. Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ACATATAO.

The nutritional information for Portuguese Vegetable and Noodle Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 389.9

• Total Fat: 16.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 545.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
• Protein: 16.2 g