best bean soup

Name: Best Bean Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2-3 cup(s) left over ham; 1 cup(s) beef left over from making stock (opt); 1/2 pound(s) kielbasa (opt); 1 quart(s) canned navy beans; 4 - carrots, chopped; 1 cup(s) celery, chopped; 1/2 pound(s) mushrooms, chopped; 1 - pepper, any color, chopped; 1 - onion, red, chopped; 5 clove(s) garlic, chopped; 1 quart(s) water; ~3/4 cup(s) instant mashed potatoes

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TERRI OPGENORTH

Lake Mills, WI

Updated on May 21, 2017

My husband replied with "Comfort Food" when I asked him what he wanted for supper. Great idea on a cold, rainy and chilly night! I looked at a bunch of recipes and remembered what i had in the refrigerator. I had a taste for bean soup so I looked up Senate Bean Soup. Since the Hubs is into history, I figured he would enjoy hearing about it's history. All the recipes sounded so boring! Of course I made up my own and it was SO delicious I had to write it up! For all of you, and so I could make it the same way again--maybe. Please try this soup when you need a comforting meal.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

2-3 cups left over ham
1 cup beef left over from making stock (opt)
1/2 pound kielbasa (opt)
1 quart canned navy beans
4 - carrots, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1/2 pound mushrooms, chopped
1 - pepper, any color, chopped
1 - onion, red, chopped
5 cloves garlic, chopped
1 quart water
~3/4 cup instant mashed potatoes

How To Make best bean soup

Step 1

Saute veggies and garlic in a soup pot or if you have a multi pot go for it! I used bacon flavored olive oil for this step. Saute about 10 minutes until veggies are starting to soften.

Step 2

Add the rest of the ingredients and cook on high in your slow cooker for 2 hours.
Step 3

After an hour I added the mashed potatoes. This is the "secret" ingredient in the Senate soup...but not in the House of Representatives' version.
Step 4

We garnished with Cilantro, Tomato, Green onion and a drizzle of olive oil.
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