Northern Beans +_____________=Soup

It's no secret, I am a big believer in soup.  As my gramma used to say, "I have a soup tooth."  Sometimes I buy ingredients for a specific soup and sometimes I take what's at hand and make soup out of it.  Clean food=clean soup!  So, using some left over vegetables that I didn't want to go bad and a big jar of Northern beans...here's some soup!

Ingredients

• Large jar Northern beans
• 3 stalks celery cut up
• 3 carrots cut up
• 3 potatoes cut up
• 1 yellow onion cut up
• Parsley (dry or fresh)
• Large can sodium free/preservative free chicken broth
• Seasonings to taste-salt, pepper, garlic for me (the usual.)

Technique

• Place all cut veggies into pot, cover in broth & bring to boil
• Reduce to low/simmer and cook until veggies are soft
• Add Northern beans, parsley & seasoning
• Cover with additional broth or water
• Simmer about 1/2 hour
• Enjoy!

Tips

• Tastes better after a day or two
• I divided it into Rubbermaid bowls for lunch at work
• The veggies choices aren't strict, use whatever you need to get rid of
• If you have celery "tops," use 'em in soup!
• You can serve this for dinner with crusty bread and a salad

Remember the goal for meals?  Complex carb + protein?  This soup does the trick in once bowl...

Carrots, celery, beans = complex carb  & beans=protein.