Portuguese Bean Soup II

This Portuguese bean soup features sausage slowly cooked with potatoes, carrots, cabbage, kidney beans, ham, and pasta for a rich and hearty meal.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 573 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 2 quarts water
• 1 small head cabbage, chopped
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 1 (16 ounce) package macaroni
• 1 pound ham hocks
• 2 pounds spicy Portuguese sausage, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine sausage, ham hocks, onion, and water in a large pot over low heat. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.

Step 2

Remove ham hocks from soup; remove meat, tear into small pieces, and return meat to the pot. Stir in carrots, potatoes, cabbage, and tomato sauce until well combined. Cover and cook for 60 to 90 minutes more.

Step 3

Stir in beans and pasta; add more water as needed. Cook until heated through and pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.