Ten Bean Soup

  • Bean – Dry Mix; [or 1 can each]
    • 1/3 cup Black beans
    • 1/3 cup Navy beans
    • 1/3 cup Kidney beans
    • 1/3 cup Baby Lima beans
    • 1/3 cup Pinto beans
    • 1/3 cup Chick peas (Garbanzos)
    • 1/3 cup Split peas
    • 1/3 cup Lentils
    • 1/3 cup Pearl barley
    • 1/3 cup Black-eyed peas
  • 4 chicken breasts – boned, skinned and cubed
  • 4 chicken thighs – boned, skinned and cubed
  • 1 lb. smoked sausage cut in chunks
  • ham hock
  • 1 lb. ham – cubed
  • 2 cans stewed tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 medium onions – chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic – minced
  • 6 sticks celery – diced
  • 1 large bell pepper – chopped
  • 1 package Bouquet Garni
  1. Rinse bean mix.
  2. Add water to cover and salt.
  3. Soak overnight.
  4. Drain.
  5. Add 3 1/2 quarts water, ham hock, and Bouquet Garni.
  6. Cover and simmer 3 hours.
  7. Add remaining ingredients.
  8. Simmer until chicken is done (15 to 30 minutes).

2015 Instead-of’s

  1. 2 cans Hunt’s Petite Diced Tomatoes 14.5 oz for the tomatoes – Added in Island Park
  2. 1 pkg – 3 1/4 cups – Hunt’s Ham & Beans 15 oz or Bean Soup [1 lb 4 oz] – instead of all of the beans
  3. 2 pkgs John Morrell Ham steaks 16 oz for the ham
  4. 2 pkgs Hillshire Smoked Sausage 14 oz for the smoked sausage