Herbed Bean Soup

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Herbed Bean Soup

Prep Notes

Bean Prep:

Measure out beans and soak overnight in a bowl of water. Strain and rinse before use.

Bone Broth

Bone broth is one of the easiest things to make. Just use a crock pot or the stove. Go to your local farmer’s market and look for someone who sells grass-fed animal bones. You can also make bone broth out of a whole chicken although it’s ideal to buy the chicken neck, back, or feet because those parts are highest in collagen. Chicken and beef broth are both beneficial but chicken is higher in collagen, beef is higher in minerals.

Take the animal parts and put in a crock pot set on high and add 4-6 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and enough water to submerge the animal parts. Simmer chicken for up to 24 hours and beef for up to 48 hours.

First set it to high for 4 hours then down to the longest setting so it goes for another 20-44 hours.
Remove bones, strain and use for soup or freeze for later.

Adapted from Dr. Axe Recipes

Don't have time for Bone Broth? No worries - buy an Organic Vegetable Broth, such as; Emeril's

Cooking Time

1 hour

Yields

1 hour

Ingredients

1 to 1 1/2 cups 13 Bean Soup Mix from Bob's Red Mill; soaked overnight and rinsed

1/3 cup of red lentils

1/3 cup of well-rinsed quinoa - optional

8 cups low sodium or no-salt-added vegetable broth, chicken broth or even better homemade Bone Broth

1 cups water

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon dried sage

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

2 tablespoons fresh parsley

1/2 cup diced onion

1 cup sliced carrots

1 cup sliced celery

1 cup bite-sized pieces white or sweet potato

4 packed cups baby kale or spinach

1 cup of diced chicken or 1/2 cup of diced, nitrate-free ham

Directions

Combine beans, lentils, quinoa, broth, water, garlic, onions, sage, basil, thyme. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally so the beans don't stick to the bottom of the pot.

Add ham/ chicken, carrots, celery, greens and potatoes. Cover and simmer for another 5 - 10 minutes. Add parsley, stir in cover and remove from heat.

Add additional water or broth as needed to adjust soup thickness.

Notes

For vegan or vegetarian diets, eliminate meat or meat-based broth.

For added nutrients and to ease digestion of beans, add a sheet of Kombu (sea vegetable) to the bean during the first 30 minutes of cooking, then remove.

Credit

Adapted from Dr. Fuhrman Recipes

http://www.drfuhrman.com/library/recipes.aspx

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