Joan's Crock Pot Lima Bean Soup With Chicken |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 360 Minutes |
Ready In: 370 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Comfort food, simple but outstanding. Also rave reviews from the family Ingredients:
1 lb dried lima beans |
3 carrots, cut up |
1 large onion, coarse chopped |
2 large celery ribs, cut up |
1 large garlic clove, chopped |
8 cups water or 8 cups chicken broth |
1 bay leaf |
1 whole chicken breast, bone in cut in half |
salt |
fresh cracked black pepper |
extra virgin olive oil |
Directions:
1. In a crock pot place all ingredients expect salt, pepper and olive oil.
2. Cover and cook low until a boil, This may be several hours. Turn to high and cook until beans are very soft which may be 1 or 2 hours more.
3. When done, discard bay leaf. Carefully remove chicken from the bone and shred and return meat into the pot.
4. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil over soup in each serving bowl. Tastes better with age.
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