Hot Bean Soup Recipes

BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place rinsed beans into a large stock pot. Add water and bring to a boil. Boil gently for 2 minutes; remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Add ham bone, cubed ham, onion, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until beans are soft. Occasionally skim surface of soup while it is cooking.
• Add carrots and celery, cook until tender. Remove ham bone, scrape any meat from bone and place back into soup and serve.

HEARTY BEEF & BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles. Drain., Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until flavors are blended. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Sort beans and place in a large pot, cover with cold water, and soak overnight. Or bring to a boil for 3 minutes, then cover, remove from heat and beans sit undisturbed for one hour.
• Drain bean water.
• Add remaining ingredients except celery and carrots to beans (including 7 cups water).
• Bring beans to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 90 minutes, stirring and skimming occasionally.
• Adjust cooking time if needed until beans are soft and tender.
• Add carrots and celery and cook for about half an hour.
• Fish out the ham hock, and when cool enough to handle, remove its meat and add the meat back to the pot.

HOT DOG BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan,cook the hot dogs in oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until browned.
• Add rest of ingredients to hot dogs and stir well.
• Cook and stir for about 15 minutes or until heated through.

HOT DOG BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook hot dogs in oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until browned. , Meanwhile, in a 2-qt. microwave-safe bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Cover and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until heated through, stirring once. Stir in hot dogs.

BASIC BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the beans with the water, cover and let soak overnight.
• In a large pot over medium high heat, combine the soaked beans with water, carrots, onion and ham. Add more water to cover all, if necessary. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and let simmer for 4 to 6 hours. Add ketchup just to get desired color. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

HEARTY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Pour water over navy beans in a large container to cover by several inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Combine soaked beans, chicken broth, water, onion, celery, garlic, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until beans are almost tender, about 1 hour.
• Stir tomato paste and sea salt into bean mixture; simmer soup another 45 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Ladle about half the soup into a large bowl; pour soup into a blender, working in batches, filling blender no more than half full. Hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth. Pour pureed soup into pot with unblended soup; stir in parsley and adjust salt and pepper to taste.

15 BEAN SOUP IN THE INSTANT POT

Steps:

• Start a pot of 10 cups of water to boil (using hot water will make the Instant Pot come up to pressure faster).
• Chop onions and carrot, mince garlic.
• Turn the Instant Pot on Saute, add the olive oil and heat until warm, then add onions and carrots and cook until the onions start to turn translucent, then add garlic and cook a minute longer.
• Add the ham bone, the beans from a package of 15 bean soup (not seasoning packet), and 10 cups of the hot water, or enough to fill the pot only to the max line.
• Set the Instant Pot on Beans/Soup setting for 30 minutes.
• After the timer goes off, turn the pot off for 10 minutes, then do a quick release of the pressure and take the lid off.
• Remove the hambone and discard, or pick some of the meat off and add to the soup if you'd like.
• Add the lemon juice, tomato soup and all of the seasonings, turn the pot on saute and cook for about 30 minutes to let the flavors meld.
• Serve with corn bread.

HEARTY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, place parsnips, carrots and onion. Top with beans. Add water, ham, garlic, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours or until beans are tender. , Remove meat and bones from slow cooker. When cool enough to handle, cut meat into bite-sized pieces and return to slow cooker; heat through.

HOT SAUSAGE AND BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cumin; cook for 1 minute. Add black beans, sausage, chicken broth, and orange juice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until flavors combine, 15 to 20 minutes.

WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1-4 hours or until beans are softened. , Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid; set beans aside. Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt. In the same pan, saute chicken in 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink. Drain and set aside. Saute onion in remaining oil until tender. Add the carrots, celery and garlic; saute 1-2 minutes longer. , Stir in the broth, water, pepper, beans and chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours or until beans are tender. Stir in parsley and remaining salt., Serve immediately or cool and freeze in a freezer container for up to 3 months. , To use frozen soup: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Transfer to a saucepan. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup parsley and 1/2 teaspoons salt.

HOT DOG AND BAKED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cut franks into 1/4-inch slices and add to the pot. Cook until the franks start to brown, 2-3 minutes. Add the beans and their juice, the broth, chili powder, and mustard. Stir well.
• Raise heat to high and bring contents of Dutch oven to a boil. Reduce heat to medium for a moderate boil.
• Meanwhile, chop green pepper and set aside.
• Boil soup 10 minutes to blend flavors. Add green pepper to pot the last 5 minutes.