Name: Navy Bean Stew
Ingredients: 1 lb Dry navy beans; 4 qt Water; divided; 1 1/2 lb Italian sausage; cut into 1/4"; 2 cn (14 1/2 Oz) chicken broth; 2 c Onion; chopped; 1 1/2 c Carrots; thinly sliced; 1 cn (15 Ounce) whole kernel corn; 1 tb Minced parsley; 1 1/2 ts Italian seasoning

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Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains, Meats	Dutch	Taste of ho, Vegetables, Beans, Pork & ham	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Dry navy beans
4	qt	Water; divided
1 1/2	lb	Italian sausage; cut into 1/4"
2	cn	(14 1/2 Oz) chicken broth
2	c	Onion; chopped
1 1/2	c	Carrots; thinly sliced
1	cn	(15 Ounce) whole kernel corn
1	tb	Minced parsley
1 1/2	ts	Italian seasoning

INSTRUCTIONS

Soak beans in 2 quarts of water overnight; drain. Place in a large saucepan
and add remaining water. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 min. Reduce heat;
cover and simmer for 60-70 minutes or until beans are tender. Drain. In a
Dutch oven, brown sausage. Add broth, onion, carrots, corn, parsley,
Italian season and beans. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 min. Uncover
and bake 30 minutes longer or until bubbly. Yield: 8-10 servings.
Recipe by: TASTE OF HOME - FEB/MARCH 1996
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #202 by Simps
<[email protected]> on Aug 26, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.”

All our minds are working in overdrive recruiting files to “dwell upon” (Phil. 4:8). Do those thoughts successfully pass through the spiritual grid presented to us in Philippians 4:8? Are we needlessly putting thoughts in our minds that are contrary to Philippians 4:8? Therefore, think twice before you look at that picture, watch that movie, entertain that gossip, visit that place, receive that counsel, read that article and listen to that song. Are you guarding your heart by living a disciplined life in the pursuit of righteous living and practicing self-control at to what you choose to dwell upon?

Randy Smith