Festival Bean Soup
A deliciously different sweet bean soup!!! Created especially for the Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival*.
NEEDED TO COMPLETE:
3 C. - Water, beef, chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 lb. - Maple flavored Sausage, browned & drained
1 (16 oz.) can - Pizza Sauce 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can - Petite Diced Tomatoes
1/4 C. - 100% Pure Maple Syrup 1 Tbl. - Brown Sugar
Remove seasoning bag and set aside. Rinse beans and place in a Dutch oven or large stock pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low and cook for 1 hour. Drain beans and discard water.
Place beans, 3 Cups water/stock, pizza sauce, tomatoes, brown sugar and contents from seasoning bag in Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over high heat; cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until beans are tender.
Add Maple Syrup & Maple Sausage 10 minutes before serving. Makes 5-6 servings.
Ingredients: Kidney beans, Northern white beans, vegetable flakes, onion, garlic, pepper and chili powder.
*Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival, Wakarusa, Indiana. For more information, go to www.wakarusachamber.com
