Start preparing your own pretzels at home instead of buying them from the mall vendor. Your family will love these so much that you’ll be making two batches the next time. Traditional salt is used, but for a delightful alternative, try putting on some of the Everything Seasoning that is currently very trendy.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 10 hrs 5 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package dried navy beans
- 6 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 4 cups water
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Pour water over navy beans in a large container to cover by several inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.
- Combine soaked beans, chicken broth, water, onion, celery, garlic, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until beans are almost tender, about 1 hour.
- Stir tomato paste and sea salt into bean mixture; simmer soup another 45 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
- Ladle about half the soup into a large bowl; pour soup into a blender, working in batches, filling blender no more than half full. Hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth. Pour pureed soup into pot with unblended soup; stir in parsley and adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 217 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 3 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 15 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 477 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
First off, I have to tell you that I am no cook. I’m just horrible at it. So when I say I can make it you know it is easy to make. Overall, I liked it and plan to make it again. However, one suggestion, go light on the tomatoes because they will take over the taste buds.
I followed the recipe as directed and it turned out wonderful. I like my beans a little softer so I mashed them just before serving the soup. This goes great with some crusty bread.
I made this a couple of days ago. It was very nice. I left it in the fridge overnight and took some to work. Wow, nice recipe! I like it after it has had a chance to merge all the flavors. I used navy beans.
I Mde this soup. We liked it the way the recipe stated.
I added a carrot to this hearty soup. It is a great comfort food!