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vegetable-bean-soup recipe



Date:    Sat, 20 Nov 93 05:30:00 GMT
 From:    kevin.wilson@panic.rain.com (KEVIN WILSON)
 
                     *  Exported from  MasterCook II  *
 
                            Vegetable-Bean Soup
 
 Recipe By     :
 Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :3:45
 Categories    : Beans                            Contain High-Protein
 Foods
                 Mcdougall Plan                   Soups
                 Potatoes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      cup           kidney beans -- dried
    2      each          garlic cloves -- pressed
    1      each          onion -- chopped
    2      each          potato -- cut in chunks
    1      each          carrot -- sliced 1/2" thick
    2      each          zucchini -- sliced 1" thick
      1/4  pound         green beans
    2      each          leek
      1/4  pound         cabbage
                         (savoy is best)
      1/3  cup           brown rice, long-grain -- * see note
    3      each          tomato -- cut in wedges
      1/4  cup           parsley sprigs -- chopped
      1/4  teaspoon      celery seed
      1/4  teaspoon      marjoram
    1      teaspoon      basil
    1      teaspoon      oregano
 
 Place beans in pot with 2 quarts of water. Bring to boil, remove from
 heat and let rest 1 hour. Then add chopped onion, garlic, and simmer for
 1 1/2 hours.
 
 Chop potatoes in large chunks; do not peel. Slice carrots 1/2 inch and
 zucchini 1 inch thick, scrub them, do not peel. Slice leeks and cut
 beans into 1 inch pieces. Add to soup pot along with seasonings. Simmer
 for 1 hour longer.
 
 Thinly slice cabbage and add to soup along with rice or spaghetti.
 Simmer another 20 minutes. Add more water if too thick. Add tomato
 wedges for the last 10 minutes, just before serving.
 
 HELPFUL HINTS: Kidney beans make a good rich broth, but any kind of bean
 also may be used. Soup freezes well, so make a large batch when you have
 time and freeze half for use on a budy day. Try using some chopped
 spinach, instead of the cabbage.
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 NOTES : * Instead of rice, 1/2 cup broken whole wheat spaghetti can be
 used.
 kwvegan vegan