15 Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage
This delicious one pot meal of 15 bean soup with smoked sausage is delicious. It is easy to customize this recipe using other variations or made to be vegan friendly.
Servings: 1 Pot of Beans
Calories: 417kcal
Ingredients
- 1 package 15 Bean Soup Dry Beans
- 1 Carton Chicken Turkey, Beef or Vegetable Stock
- 1 tbs Butter
- 1 Onion yellow or white, diced
- 3 Stalks of Celery diced
- 2 Bell Peppers I used a yellow and red but any color will do
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Onion Powder
- 3 Bay Leaves
- Flavor Packet from 15 Bean Soup package
- 1 package Beef Smoked Sausage sliced or diced
- 8-10 cups Water for cooking
Instructions
- Clean and rinse the beans and place in a bowl, add 1/2 of the stock and fill the rest with water until the beans are covered.
- Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator to soak overnight.
- In a large pot add 1 tablespoon of butter and heat over medium heat then add the diced onion, celery, and bell pepper and saute until onions begin to become translucent.
- Next, add the remaining stock to the pot along with the salt, pepper, onion powder, bay leaves.
- Next, add the beans, water, and flavor packet. Stir to combine and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and cover pot leaving a vent. You may have to add more water during the cooking process due to evaporation.
- Cook 2 hours on a medium low heat.
- Add the smoked sausage the last half hour of cooking.
- Serve hot with cornbread, if desired.
Notes
If you're not a fan of smoked sausage you can add diced chicken, cooked ground beef or ham to your beans or no meat at all.
Nutrition
Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 480mg | Fiber: 22g | Sugar: 11g