Bean Bag Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups 10 bean soup mix
• 6 cups cold water
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 3 hot italian sausages or 3 italian sweet sausage, sliced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse the bean mix, cover generously with cold water, and let soak for 8 hours or overnight.
• 2 drain.
• 3 in a large saucepan, combine the bean mixture with 6 cups water.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until tender.
• 5 add the onions, carrots, sausage, tomatoes, chili powder and cloves.
• 6 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until the flavours are well blended.
• 7 stir in the sherry, lemon juice, salt and pepper.