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Title: Escarole And Bean Soup
Categories: Crockpot, Soups & ste, Vegan, Vegetarian
Yield: 8 servings

4 qt Water
12 oz Great northern beans; picked
-over and soaked
8 Cloves garlic; minced
1/2 Head cabbage; chopped
1 c Chopped parsley
1 ts Fennel seeds
1/2 ts Crushed red pepper flakes
10 Leaves fresh basil; chopped,
-or 1/2 teaspoon dried
1 tb Olive oil; *
2 md Potatoes; diced
1 ts Black pepper
2 Heads escarole; chopped
Salt to taste

* original was 1/2 cup olive oil; Kris has made it successfully with only
1T and you don't notice that much!

Place the first 9 ingredients in crockpot. Cook on low until about 1 hours
(give or take) before you want to serve. Add the remaining ingredients, and
cook on high for last hour or until potatoes are soft.

Serves 8

From Bun3kin@aol.com

Per serving: 256 Calories; 3g Fat (9% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 48g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 44mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 3 Starch/Bread;
1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat

NOTES : Here is a recipe that my family loves! I would imagine you could
use any type of greens, and just adjust the seasoning accordingly! It is
GREAT served with home made bread. (But what soup isn't??) [Kris
Bun3kin@aol.com]

Posted to EAT-LF Digest by "Ellen C." on Dec 6,
1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.