12 Bean Soup

By pattiaroberts

I belonged to a recipe chain years back and this was a delicious recipe exchanged by Sherry Hubble

Ingredients

• 1 package of 12 beans
• 1 large onion- chopped
• 1 large can of tomatoes- 28 oz.
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 clove garlic- minced
• juice of 1 lemon
• season to taste

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 210mins

Preparation

Step 1

Wash beans and place in large kettle. Cover with water and soak overnight. Drain. Put beans ham bone or ham hocks and two quarts of water back into kettle. Simmer 2 to 3 hours. Then add the onion, can of tomatoes, chili powder, garlic clove, juice of lemon, and salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer 30 to 40 minutes