August 25th, 2009 / Tags:
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submitted by the Wieseler family
Vegetarian Chowder
- 1 lb White Beans (Great Northern, Small White, Limas, Navy)
- 1 cup Onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 cup Celery, chopped
- 1/4 cup Butter or Margarine
- 1/4 cup Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Pepper
- 3 cups Milk
- 1 16-oz can Tomatoes
- 1 16-oz can Whole Kernel Corn
- 1/4 lb Montery Jack cheese or Sharp Cheddar
Rinse, sort and soak benas. Drain. In large kettle, cook beans in 6 to 8 cups hot water with 1 1/2 tsp salt. Cook until tender (about 1 hour lima; about 2 to 2 1/2 hrs for small whites and great northerns). Don’t drain! Meanwhile, cook onion and celery briefly in butter in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Blend in flour, salt and pepper. Stir in milk and heat mixture until hot, but not boiling. Add beans and their liquid, along with remaining ingredients. Heat to serving temperature.