Best New Years Day 15 Bean Soup Recipes

SOUTHERN NEW YEAR'S DAY SOUP

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This wonderfully healthy collards and black-eyed pea soup by Sarah Cooper is a natural for New Year's Day. It started as a Cuban-style collards soup that included bacon fat, short ribs, Cuban sausage and ham hocks. Eventually Ms. Cooper decided to "de-fat" and change some of the ingredients to typical southern ones. The results are both aromatic and hearty, perfect on a cold day. To shorten prep and cooking time, you can use canned black-eyed peas, drained, rinsed and added towards the end of cooking time. Note: the recipe does not include soaking time for the dried peas. From the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Provided by ninja

Categories Collard Greens

Time 3h20m

Yield 18 1 cup servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup dried black-eyed peas
1 lb cubed ham
1 lb lean stewing beef, cut into bite-size pieces
3 bay leaves
2 teaspoons salt
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
24 ounces fresh collard greens, tough stems removed & roughly chopped
frozen collard greens
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
salsa (chow-chow is good, too)

Steps:

Wash and pick over the dried beans. Cover with 2 inches of water and allow the beans to soak overnight.
In a stock pot, combine 2 quarts water, ham, beef, bay leaves and salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Rinse the soaked beans and add them to the pot. Cook, uncovered, until tender, about 1 hour. Add the potatoes and collards and boil for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a sauté pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add onion and bell pepper and sauté until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the vegetables to the soup pot. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 1 hour. Salt to taste.
Optionally top each serving with a garnish of a spoonful of salsa or chow-chow.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.8, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 32.5, Sodium 586.8, Carbohydrate 12.7, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 1.4, Protein 13.2

LUCKY BEAN SOUP

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This recipe is from a bean soup gift pack I developed as a fund-raiser for our church. We provide it along with the beans and a packet containing all the spices. The recipient just adds water and a can of tomatoes for a delicious pot of savory soup. -Doris Cox, South Orange, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 2h45m

Yield 14 servings (3-1/2 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/4 cup each dried yellow split peas, lentils, black beans, great northern beans, pinto beans, baby lima beans and kidney beans
1/2 cup each dried green split peas, black-eyed peas and navy beans
8 cups water
1/3 cup dried minced onion
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 bay leaves
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes

Steps:

Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place the split peas, lentils and beans 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 to 4 hours or until beans are softened. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid., Drain and rinse, discarding liquid. Add water and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender., Stir in tomatoes; increase heat to medium. Cook, uncovered, for 15-30 minutes. Discard bay leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 599mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges