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Navy Bean Soup Recipe, Meal in a Pot

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Not your ordinary navy bean soup recipe. With its added savory ingredients, its a meal in a pot. I add sausage and spinach to enrich the flavor of this hearty soup.

My Grandmother used to make this soup with potatoes or ditalini, better known as elbow pasta and dried cranberry beans. It was called, in Italian, pasta e fagioli. But I like the taste and texture of spinach in a soup, so I always add spinach or kale and leave out the pasta and potatoes. 

Navy beans are a very nutritious food. They are very low fat. An excellent source of fiber, protein, iron, folate, thiamin and potassium, to name a few.

This navy bean soup recipe can be a healthy vegan meal also. So, even if you want to leave out the meat, you would certainly still have a tasty and nutrient filled fare.

The navy bean is a small white bean. The bean is used for pork and beans or baked beans. Dried navy beans are available. You can also use pre-cooked canned small white beans. you may find.

When I was young and my friends and I would go to school football games in the winter. I would always beg my Mom to make this soup. I would fill a thermos full of the soup, bring styrofoam cups and we would all share the hot soup throughout the game.

Navy Bean Soup Recipe, Meal in a Pot
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Navy Bean Soup Recipe, Meal in a Pot

If using dried beans, sort through them and wash in a colander. Place beans in a pot covered with water and leave overnight. Make sure that the pot is large enough for the beans to double in size.
Instead of soaking overnight you can use the faster method. After you have sorted and washed the beans, place in a pot with enough water to cover beans. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Remove pot from burner and let it sit for an hour and then proceed with recipe.
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Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: international
Servings: 4
Calories: 400kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 links of Italian sausage, mild (if you prefer, or you can use a ham steak cut into bite size pieces)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup canned chopped tomatoes with liquid
  • 2 cups dried navy beans, washed and soaked, or
  • 2 15oz cans of small white beans, drained
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped in 1 inch pieces
  • 2 cans chicken stock
  • 1 cup chopped spinach
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Place drained, presoaked beans in 6qt Dutch oven. Add chicken stock, bay leaf and 1 cup of water. Cook covered low and slow for 45 minutes.
  • 1. Meanwhile, remove sausage from casing, break up and saute with onions for about 8 minutes or until cooked. If using ham steak, saute pieces with onion for same amount of time.
  • When beans have simmered for 45 minutes add sausage, onions and tomatoes and carrots. Cook an additional 45 minutes until beans are tender. Add spinach. Taste soup and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve
  • If using canned beans, add to drained beans, bay leaf, cooked sausage, onions, tomatoes, carrots and chicken broth. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add spinach and serve.
Navy Bean Soup Recipe, Meal in a Pot

About Daisy

I'm 41 years old. I love cooking. I like to make my guests and my family happy by making delicious food.

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