Bean & Tomato Soup
I have to admit that I’ve never been very fond of soups but this is one recipe I really like.
I came up with the recipe as following : one day I was at the grocery store and saw that chicken broth was for sale so I was like : “hmm, maybe I should try to make soup.”
So I got the chicken broth and started to look for other ingredients. As I was walking by the beans section, I noticed a bag of beans labeled “bean soup mix”. So I grabbed it and started walking down the aisles again. Cans of diced tomatoes were for sale too so I threw a can of those in my basket too. Potatoes and onions also sounded like a good addition so I made sure that I had enough of those too.
When I came home I instantly started on the soup. While I was making it I realized that you really can’t have soup without meatballs so I took out 4 turkey burgers and made little meatballs out of them. I prefer the turkey burgers by the way because they are so lean and I can just add them to the soup without having to pre-cook them to get the fat out.
The soup turned out great and everybody who has tried it so far likes it a lot.
So here you have it, 1 soup recipe. 
Ingredients
- 48 oz of chicken broth
- 10 oz of mixed beans
- 1 lb of ground meat (I prefer turkey burgers)
- 3 medium potatoes
- 1 large onion
- 28 oz of diced tomatoes
- water
Equipment
- a 5 qt stockpot or similar pan
- a large spoon
- a knife
- a cutting board
- a potato peeler
- a can opener
Pre-soaking the beans.
1) Put the beans in the pan.
2) Fill it halfway with water and boil it for 2 minutes.
3) Take it off the heat, cover it and let it stand for 1 hour.
4) Rinse the beans, drain out all of the water and you’re ready to start on the soup.
Making the soup
1) Add the chicken broth to the beans and bring it to a slow boil.
2) Peel the potatoes, wash them, cut them into 1 inch squares and add it to the soup.
3) Peel the onion, cut it into small pieces and add it to the soup.
4) Make small meatballs out of the ground meat and add them to the soup.
By this time your pan will be really full so I normally wait 2 hours before I
6) add the diced tomatoes.
Stir it a few times a hour but do this more often in the 5th hour to prevent it from burning and by this time it should have thickened up quite a bit so add water when necessary.
After an approximate total of 5 hours it should be ready to serve.
We like to eat it with Jiffy corn bread muffins, which we break into small pieces and then add to our bowl just before we start eating.
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