Two-bean Stew – We Love God!

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Thomas Hooker

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables	Vegan	Digest, Vegan	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		19-oz cans or 4 cups cooked
		beans ANY 2 kinds
1	c	Water or vegetable broth
2		Scrubbed potatoes, chopped
2		Carrots, chopped
2		Onions, chopped
2	c	Other vegetables, chopped
		eg turnip celery
		kohlrabi
2	t	Tamari soy sauce
2		To 3 bay leaves
2	t	Each thyme, marjoram and
		garlic powder
1		To 2 tomatoes or sweet red
		pepper chopped
		optional
1/2	c	Flour
3/4	c	Water
1/2	c	Minced fresh parsley or
		frozen green peas
		Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

In large Dutch oven or heavy saucepan, place drained liquid from
beans. Set beans aside.  Add water, cover and bring to boil.  Add
vegetables, soy sauce and herbs. Cover, bring to boil, reduce heat  and
simmer for about 8 minutes, or until veggies are still a little
crunchy.  Add beans and tomatoes to cooked veggies.  Cover, and bring
to boil.  Combine flour and water in jar with tight fitting lid.  Shake
well, then slowly add mixture to hot stew, stirring while it  thickens.
Add parsley, reduce heat, and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.  Adjust
seasonings to taste. Makes 6 hearty servings, 1 1/2 cups each.  Per
serving: 303 cal, 10 g fiber, 15 g protein, 3 g fat, no  cholesterol
(analysis based on chick-peas and red kidney beans).  This recipe is
from Becoming Vegitarian.  The Complete Guide to  Adopting a Healthy
Vegitarian Diet by V. Melina, B. Davis & V.  Harrison, Macmillan,
Toronto, Canada, 1994.  Elyse Abraham <eabraham@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>
From Fatfree Digest April-May 1994, Formatting by Sue Smith (using
MMCONV)  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/fatfreex.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 256 Calories From Fat: 10 Total Fat: 1.2g Cholesterol: <1mg Sodium: 505.4mg Potassium: 859.8mg Carbohydrates: 52.9g Fiber: 8.6g Sugar: 8.8g Protein: 9.8g