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New Year's: New Year's Day Soup

Source of Recipe


From "Southern Living: Homestyle Cooking"



List of Ingredients



• 1 cup diced smoked lean ham
  
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
  
• 1 medium onion, chopped
  
• 2 carrots, chopped
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 2 (15-ounce) cans black-eyed peas, undrained
  
• 2 (14½-ounce) cans low-sodium fat-free chicken broth
  
• 2 (14½-ounce) cans no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrainedd
  
• 1 (14½-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
  
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
  
• 1½ cups chopped fresh spinach
  
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
  
• ½ tsp pepper
  
• Garnish: chopped fresh spinach
  






Instructions



1. Sauté first 5 ingredients over medium heat in a Dutch oven until vegetables are tender.
   
   
2. Stir in black-eyed peas and next 4 ingredients; bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes.
   
   
3. Stir in 1½ cups spinach, parsley, and pepper. Garnish, if desired.
   
   Makes 10 cups.
   
   






Final Comments


"This soup certainly has all the good-luck ingredients you need -- spinach and black-eyed peas. It's also packed with vitamins to help you stay healthy in the New Year."