French Market Soup

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups dry mixed beans (pinto, butterbeans, blackeyed peas, kidney, black, garbanzo, navy, green or yellow split peas)
• 2 -3 quarts water
• ham hock (optional)
• herbs (thyme, bay leaf, parsley)
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• salt & pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb link sausage (diced)
• 2 boneless chicken breasts (diced)
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup parsley

Recipe

• 1 wash & drain bean mix, add 2 - 3 qts. water, ham hock (if using) and herbs.
• 2 simmer, covered, 2.5 - 3 hours.
• 3 add tomatoes, onions, celery, garlic, salt & pepper.
• 4 simmer, covered 1.5 hours until creamy.
• 5 brown sausage and chicken in 2 tablespoons olive oil, then add to soup.
• 6 simmer 30 - 40 minutes.
• 7 before serving add 1/2 cup red wine and 1/2 cup parsley.