The classic Italian "Big Soup", our New York pasta and beans gets its delicious flavor with the addition of Brussel sprouts or cabbage!
Serves
8 or more
CONTENTS
Packages cranberry beans
New York Vegetable Packet
pasta packet
ADDITIONS
6 slices bacon
1 onion, diced
10 cups beef broth
1 28-oz. can diced tomatoes
2 cups shredded cabbage or 1 pint Brussels sprouts halves
cooking DIRECTIONS
Preparing the beans: 1) Rinse, drain and pick over beans. Place in a bowl with 8 C. water and soak for 4 hours at room temperature, or for a “quick soak“ boil for 10 minutes and let stand for 2 hours or more. 2) Place drained beans in fresh water. Bring to a boil and simmer covered 1 hour.
Cut bacon in 1/2-inch pieces and saute over medium high heat in a 6-qt. pot until nearly crisp. Add onion and saute 5 minutes. Stir in contents of vegetable packet and toss lightly. Add broth and drained, prepared cranberry beans and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 1 hour. Add tomatoes, Brussels sprouts and pasta and simmer covered 20 minutes. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese or toasted croutons and serve this classic Italian, pasta and bean “Big Soup!”
INGREDIENTS
CRANBERRY BEANS, RED AND GREEN PEPPERS, CELERY, CARROTS, PARSLEY, PASTA (ENRICHED SEMOLINA FLOUR) AND HERBS.
NO ADDED SALT, NO MSG AND NO PRESERVATIVES
Our soup mixes contain little or no salt. To lower the sodium content of the prepared soup, try using low sodium broths or dilute the broth with water.
