no-tofu: bean and barley (crockpot)

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Overnight Bean and Barley Soup Crockpot

 

Recipe By :Sharon Sassaman Claessens

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Chowders & Soups Electric Slow Cooker

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup dried red kidney beans

1 cup dried white kidney beans

1/2 cup dried black turtle beans

or small red beans

1/2 cup quick-cooking barley

1 large onion -- chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic

1 tablespoon finely chopped dried mushrooms

2 teaspoons ground coriander

2 teaspoons minced gingerroot

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 bay leaf

8 cups defatted low-sodium vegetable broth

1 teaspoon salt

8 3/4 ounces canned whole-kernel corn -- drained

3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

 

Combine the beans, barley, onion, oil, garlic, mushrooms, coriander, ginger,

cloves, bay leaf and broth in a large slow cooker. Cook on low heat overnight,

or until beans are tender.

 

Remove bay leaf. Stir in salt, corn and parsley. Soup can be thinned, if

desired, by adding hot vegetable broth. Serve hot.

 

Makes 8 servings.

 

VARIATIONS:

Add 1 tablespoon chili powder, 2 teaspoons ground cumin and a minced fresh or

canned jalapeno chile to the soup for a Tex-Mex slant. Stir in 1/4 cup minced

fresh cilantro in place of the parsley. Serve over rice, if desired.

 

Source:

" No-Tofu Vegetarian Cookbook (1997 Claessens) "

S(Archive):

" MC (kitpath) on 04-30-2003 "

Copyright:

" 1997 ISBN: 155788269X "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 299 Calories; 4g Fat (11.0% calories from

fat); 16g Protein; 53g Carbohydrate; 16g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 1347mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : CROCKPOT: A variety of beans, none of which needs presoaking when

prepared in a slow cooker, adds up to hearty winter fare. Serve with cornbread

or other whole-grain bread and a salad for a satisfying cold-weather meal.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 3814 3814 156 0 2151 0 0 3505 4204 0 630 0 0 0 0 26006 0