Dinner for 12

Red Bean Vegetable Soup

Name: Red Bean Vegetable Soup
Total time: 375 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Cajun and Creole
Ingredients: 3 large sweet red peppers; 3 ribs celery; 2 onions; 4 cans (16 oz) kidney beans; 4 cups chicken broth; 2 bay leaves; 3/4 tsp salt; 3/4 tsp cajun seasoning; 1/2 tsp pepper; 3/8 tsp hot pepper sauce

Kidney beans, peppers, celery, and onions simmer slowly in seasoned broth for a hearty vegetable soup.

Typical price

$5.25for 4 servings

$1.31 per serving$5.25 for 4

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375 minstart to table
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12servings as written
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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical	1.4 lb	$3.50Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.64Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.8 lb	$1.03Typical price
Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	64 oz	$5.76Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$15.74

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3 large sweet red peppers
3 ribs celery
2 onions
4 cans (16 oz) kidney beans
4 cups chicken broth
2 bay leaves
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cajun seasoning
1/2 tsp pepper
3/8 tsp hot pepper sauce

Steps

Chop the peppers, celery, and onions into small pieces.
Combine the vegetables, kidney beans, broth, bay leaves, salt, Cajun seasoning, pepper, and hot pepper sauce in a large pot.
Bring the soup to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer for 6 hours, stirring occasionally.
Remove the bay leaves and stir the soup before serving.

Swaps

Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

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