Slow Cooker Calico Bean Soup

This very hearty soup is easy and can be adjusted depending on what meat bones you may have on hand. This is a great way to use up any left over roast from a previous meal. We used a bone from a leg of lamb and a beef rib roast originally cooked on the charcoal grill for a family holiday celebration, and the flavor was extraordinarily rich. Serve with crusty bread.

Step: 1

Soak the beans in water overnight, rinse well and drain.

Step: 2

In a slow cooker, combine the soaked beans, meat bones, tomatoes, red wine, parsley, paprika, celery seed, bay leaves, seasoned salt, garlic powder, sugar, ground black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Add water to cover.

Step: 3

Cook on low setting for 3 to 4 hours, or until beans are tender. Remove the bones and strip and shred any meat from the bones. Discard the bones and return the meat to the slow cooker. Allow to heat through.

Per Serving: 234 calories; protein 12.4g; carbohydrates 37.1g; fat 1g; sodium 250.2mg.

The name of “stew” can refer to 2 time a food and a cooking method. Stewing involves slowly cooking chunks of meat, vegetables or beans in a tastefull liquid . It’s same as to braising, but it does have a few notable differences. The meat is chopped into smaller pieces instead of being cooked whole , and the water based material all of it covers the contents in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for making a rib-sticking meal that warms you up on a freezing , winter day. It’s right that ; a bowl of classic beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor goes way beyond protecting you from the chill . It’s all about those tender chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The more they come together make the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.