10-bean Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb beans (10 bean variety, lima beans, kidney beans, red beans, lentils, etc)
• onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 -2 tomato, chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lb smoked turkey (cubed) or 1 lb smoked ham (cubed)
• 1 ham hock
• 3 1/2 quarts chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 finely chop onion, red and green bell pepper, celery, carrot, tomatoes, and garlic.
• 2 rinse beans and drain.
• 3 add chicken stock.
• 4 stir in onion, bell peppers, celery, basil, carrot, tomatoes, garlic, and black pepper.
• 5 stir in ham hock and smoked turkey.
• 6 cover and bring to a boil.
• 7 reduce heat to medium.
• 8 uncover and simmer for 2 1/2 hours, until beans are tender.
• 9 remove ham hock and remove any meat from the bone and return to beans.