| 1 | Total beans: about 2 cups for each recipe...serves 10 |
| 2 | experiment with combining your own favorite bean varieties.. |
| 3 | Mix them up! |
| 4 | place in large pan, cover with water, soak, rinse well, then add 2 qts. |
| 5 | Water and ?lb. lean ham, cubed. |
| 6 | Simmer slowly 2 ?hours. |
| 7 | add: 1 large onion, chopped; 1 large can tomatoes; 1 tsp. chili powder; 1 clove garlic, chopped; salt/pepper to taste. |
| 8 | Simmer another hour or until done. |
| 9 | Before serving, add ?cup red wine; ?cup chopped parsley. |
| 10 | nutritional analysis per serving: 201 calories; 15.7 g protein; 2.2 g fat (l0% calories from fat); 28.7 g :carbohydrate; 12.5 mg cholesterol; 7.2 fiber; 816 mg sodium. |
| 11 | Exchange: 2 starch; 1 ?oz. lean meat. |
