Native American Lima Bean & Tomato Soup
Created by dienia b on April 20, 2015
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 3h
- Cook Time: 3h
- Recipe #18541
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried beans (lima)
- 12 cups water (3 quarts)
- 1 sprig parsley
- 2 whole (16 ounces) yellow onions, sliced
- 3 whole cored (18 ounces) tomatoes
- 1 dried chile, crushed
- 1 teaspoon salt
How to Make
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Step 1: Soak the beans in 1 1/2 quarts water for 3 1/2 hours; drain and rinse.
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Step 2: Place beans in large, heavy kettle, cover with 1 1/2 quarts water, add remaining ingredients and simmer, slowly, for 1 hour.
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Step 3: Uncover and simmer for 1 additional hour.
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Step 4: Serve hot.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (256.9 g)
- Calories 84.7
- Total Fat - 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 400.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.4 g
- Sugars - 7.9 g
- Protein - 3.7 g
- Calcium - 62.5 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 26.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg