How to Make 10 Bean Soup at Home

Soup is a meal in itself and is loved by everyone. Whether a basic tomato soup or a healthy vegetable soup, people prefer to have them before their meals. Eating your soup before dinner will cut down your dinner quantity, which will further aid in weight loss. You must be happy to hear this. Well, who will not be glad to know this? The reason being a soup makes you full and improves your dinner options.

Looking at all the health benefits of the soup, I will share a 10 bean soup recipe with you all today. With the dash of spice, this soup gives you a rich flavor. Make the soup part of your diet will make you healthy as its liquid will not only hydrate you but the solids will make it a hearty meal for you. This soup will surely satisfy you.

It is one such food with fewer calories but is packed with nutrition; unless you add cream or butter to your soup. Check out the recipe below and get started. Also, there are other recipes that you can have as starters, let’s check them out.

1. Minestrone Soup– Minestrone soup is very popular among people because of the mix-match of the vegetables it has. I want to tell you all that it has a really interesting history associated with it.

2. Black Soup– This soup is actually very good for one’s health; it contains some leaves like scent, uziza and bitter leaves which are having good health benefits. These leaves are good for the stomach and also relieve heartburn.

3. She-Crab Soup– She-Crab Soup is a soup made with female crabs. It is a rich soup, similar to bisque, made of milk or heavy cream, crab or fish stock, Atlantic blue crab meat, and crab roe, and a small amount of dry sherry added as it is plated.

4. Acorn Squash Soup– Acorn squash is a simple, vegan and delicious soup. It is roasted and blended with onion, carrot and garlic to make a smooth soup. It is very good for consumption during winters.

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Ingredients for 10 Bean Soup

Ingredients	Amount
Mixed Beans	1 packet/ 16 ounce
Bacon	4 slices
Garlic (minced)	2 cloves
Celery (chopped)	3 stalks
Onion	½
Salt	To taste
Black Pepper	To taste

I am pretty sure that you will find the ingredients of this recipe in your pantry only. Even if not, then do not worry as you can get it from any nearest supermarket. Let’s see how much time it will take to comfort us with its fullness and warmth.

How Much Time Will It Take?

Preparation Time	Cooking Time	Additional Time	Total Time
10 minutes	1 hour 40 minutes	8 hours	9 hours 50 minutes

You must be thinking about how difficult and lengthy this recipe is. But don’t stress out; I am sharing the recipe step by step instructions. Follow them and it won’t be any difficult to cook.

10 Bean Soup Recipe

Day before making the soup, soak beans in water overnight.
In a pan, stir fry the onions, garlic, celery and bacon. Cook them till they become tender.
In a large pot, add the soaked beans and water. Add all the stir fried things and cook them till the beans get properly cooked with no rawness.
Sprinkle in some salt and pepper as per your taste.
Serve hot.

Note- You can avoid the soaking process but let me tell you before-hand that this will increase your cooking time. It may take upto 3 hours if you cook this soup without soaking the beans overnight.

This soup will be a great option as it has a mixture of beans. You can add meat or vegetables to this soup to make it a good meal. Or to make it a stew.

Nutritional Breakdown of 10 Bean Soup

As you know that this soup has a lot of vegetables in it. This makes the soup more healthy and delicious as well. So let’s check out the nutritional breakdown of the nutrients present in 10 Bean Soup.

Calories	351
Protein	19.6g
Carbohydrates	44.8g
Fat	9.5g
Cholesterol	12.7mg
Sodium	322.1mg