I want to make Great Northern Bean soup (in the slow cooker/Crock Pot) but I don't have a recipe. I did try to search for one, but I never have or even use the ingredients listed in many recipes, which is frustrating. Could someone please help me either find or create a recipe based on the ingredients I have? I'm not making a special trip to the store just to pick up a couple ingredients.
So here's what I have that may work:
Main Ingredients:
Great Northern Beans - dry - 1 lb.
Tomatoes, canned and diced - two 14 oz cans
Frozen vegetables (broccoli, peas, green beans, corn, carrots)
Carrots
Onions - yellow and sweet
Polish Sausage (the crappy pre-cooked kind which is really more of a glorified hot dog) - 9 oz.
Spices:
Chili powder
Chipotle Chili powder
Cumin
Garlic powder
Garlic salt
Garlic (the minced kind that comes in a jar)
Oregano
Italian Seasoning
Sage
Thyme
Basil
Parsley flakes
Celery seed
Turmeric
Ginger
Cinnamon
Allspice
Nutmeg
Mustard - dry
Salt
Pepper
Red Pepper flakes
Bouillon cubes - chicken
Butter
I have no idea how much water to add to the beans. I found that eight cups with 1 lb. of black beans was too much, but too little for 1 lb. of split peas. Maybe I should start with seven cups or use eight and cook the beans until they're mushier.
I can and probably should use all of the sausage. I think about 1/2 cup of yellow onions would be good. Would more be better? We love onions around here.
I'd like to use at least two vegetables, but one would be fine. I'm not sure what to use. Carrots? Tomatoes? How much?
I'd like to try not to use butter, but would be willing to use a very small amount.
Spices is where I really have problems. I cannot season something properly to save my life. Plus, I don't know what seasonings to use with great northern beans and wouldn't know where to start.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give. I may not be able to respond to any replies for awhile, but I should be able to read them.
So here's what I have that may work:
Main Ingredients:
Great Northern Beans - dry - 1 lb.
Tomatoes, canned and diced - two 14 oz cans
Frozen vegetables (broccoli, peas, green beans, corn, carrots)
Carrots
Onions - yellow and sweet
Polish Sausage (the crappy pre-cooked kind which is really more of a glorified hot dog) - 9 oz.
Spices:
Chili powder
Chipotle Chili powder
Cumin
Garlic powder
Garlic salt
Garlic (the minced kind that comes in a jar)
Oregano
Italian Seasoning
Sage
Thyme
Basil
Parsley flakes
Celery seed
Turmeric
Ginger
Cinnamon
Allspice
Nutmeg
Mustard - dry
Salt
Pepper
Red Pepper flakes
Bouillon cubes - chicken
Butter
I have no idea how much water to add to the beans. I found that eight cups with 1 lb. of black beans was too much, but too little for 1 lb. of split peas. Maybe I should start with seven cups or use eight and cook the beans until they're mushier.
I can and probably should use all of the sausage. I think about 1/2 cup of yellow onions would be good. Would more be better? We love onions around here.
I'd like to use at least two vegetables, but one would be fine. I'm not sure what to use. Carrots? Tomatoes? How much?
I'd like to try not to use butter, but would be willing to use a very small amount.
Spices is where I really have problems. I cannot season something properly to save my life. Plus, I don't know what seasonings to use with great northern beans and wouldn't know where to start.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give. I may not be able to respond to any replies for awhile, but I should be able to read them.