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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (419g) Recipe makes 4 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: beans
Calories 558
Calories from Fat 501		(89%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 55.7g	85%
	Saturated Fat 7.9g	39%
	Monounsaturated Fat 40.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 6.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 800mg		33%
Potassium 560mg		16%
Total Carbohydrate 11.0g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 3.2g	12%
	Sugars 4.1g
Protein 6.5g		13%
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Mega-Easy Bean Soup.

Recipe #369824 | 3¼ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Allison12
May 5, 2009

This is the best bean soup I've ever had. I typically use black beans, great northern beans, and kidney beans but you can use pretty much any bean besides garbanzo -they make it a little too mealy for my taste. My best friend and I came up with this recipe in New Orleans when we were broke and all we had was a bunch of beans in the cabinet. You can also add tomatoes and jalapeno peppers or red pepper flake if you like things spicy. The key is LOTS of olive oil and LOTS of basil!

SERVES 4 -6 , 1 pot of soup (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup olive oil (seriously)
1 large green pepper
5 garlic cloves
6 tablespoons dried basil (seriously)
1 large onion
4 celery ribs
2 bay leaves
32 ounces chicken broth or 0 vegetable broth
5 (15 ounce) cans of different beans
salt
pepper (red pepper flake or jalapeno as alternate for some heat)

Directions

1
Heat olive oil in soup pot and saute' all ingredients except last three until transparent. Add everything else and simmer until creamy, approximately 3hours. Add water or broth as needed for the consistency you like. Time saver: to help creaminess along mash beans against the side of the pot with a big spoon.