Pinto Bean and Sausage Soup
This soup with pinto beans and chunks of potatoes, features a tomatoey beef broth and juicy smoked sausage, making it a cozy meal to warm up with.
Instructions
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{'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Cover pinto beans with water in a large bowl and allow to soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain.'}
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2
{'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Melt butter in a 6-quart stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in hot butter until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onion mixture and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.'}
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{'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Stir beef broth, tomato juice, sugar, and drained pinto beans into vegetable mixture and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.'}
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{'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Mix potatoes, carrots, oregano, salt, and black pepper into bean soup; simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more.'}
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{'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.'}
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{'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Place smoked sausage on a baking sheet.'}
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{'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Bake sausage in the preheated oven until browned, about 10 minutes.'}
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{'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': 'Cut sausage into quarters, then slice. Add sausage and parsley to soup; continue to simmer for 10 more minutes.'}
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (8 servings total)