Best Cajun Style White Bean Soup Recipes

Cajun Style White Bean Soup image

Provided by Baby Kato

Categories Easy

Time 4h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

8 ounces great northern beans
water, to cover beans
5 cups water
2 cups canned tomatoes, cut up or 16 ounces canned tomatoes
1 cup ham, meaty bone or 1 cup smoked pork hock
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Put rinsed beans, in a 4 quart dutch oven and cover beans with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer beans, uncovered for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 - 2 hours. Drain beans and re-rinse.
Place the beans, water, undrained tomatoes, ham bone, onion, green peppers, celery, garlic and pepper back into same dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 3 hours or until beans are tender.
Remove ham bone, when cool, cut meat from bone and return to soup and heat through. Stir in the hot pepper sauce, taste and season with salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98.3, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 12.1, Sodium 585, Carbohydrate 13, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 3.4, Protein 8.8

Quick and Spicy White Bean Soup Cajun Style image

Provided by PaulaG

Categories Cajun

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 slices bacon, diced
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 lb tasso ham, diced (If this is not available diced ham pieces can be used.)
1/2 lb smoked sausage, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans navy beans
1 cup chicken broth
4 tablespoons dried onion, minced
1 medium jalapeno, seeded and minced
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
Tabasco sauce, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup brown rice
green onion, sliced

Steps:

Heat a heavy dutch oven over medium high heat. When hot add in the diced bacon and render out the fat. Add in the carrot, celery, green pepper and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until vegetables are wilted and crisp tender. Add the ham and smoked sausage. Cook until the meat begins to brown.
Drain and rinse the beans. Stir in the beans, chicken stock, dried onion, jalapeno, tomatoes and Cajun seasoning. Stir to combine. Add a few shakes of Tabasco sauce to taste. If desired, season with salt and pepper. Lower heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes.
In another pot cook the brown rice as per package instructions. Place a serving of rice in a bowl, spoon soup over and garnish with sliced green onions.