I've Bean Wanting Some Bean And Sausage Soup...

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (1 lb) bag 16 dry mixed beans
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 carrots, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 3 stalks celery, leafy part included, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 3 chicken bouillon cubes
• 2 tablespoons chicken base
• 6 cups water (or more)
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1/4 lb ham, diced
• 1/2 lb cajun-style sausage, sliced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak dry beans overnight in water.
• 2 drain and rinse beans well.
• 3 add oil to a large pot.
• 4 cook onions, green pepper and celery until translucent.
• 5 add diced ham and sausage to the vegetables and cook until some of the fat has been released from the sausage.
• 6 skim off the fat from the mixture.
• 7 add remaining ingredients and cook over a low-medium heat for approximately 2 to 3 hours, adding additional water if necessary. remove the "foam" that accumulates.
• 8 salt and pepper to taste.