Bleu Harvest Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 cubes chicken bouillon
• 12 cups water
• 2 acorn squash - peeled, seeded, and diced
• 4 large carrots, sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 teaspoons crushed dried rosemary
• 1/2 pound bacon, diced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained
• 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• crumble bouillon cubes into water in a large pot; bring to a boil. add squash to the boiling liquid; cook until squash is beginning to soften, 6 to 8 minutes. stir carrots into the liquid; continue cooking until carrots are just tender, about 5 minutes. remove from heat and set aside.
• heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. cook onion with rosemary in the hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. stir bacon into the onion; cook and stir until the bacon is crisp, 7 to 10 minutes. scoop bacon and onion mixture directly into the pot with the squash. stir beans through the mixture. garnish with blue cheese to serve.

Kentucky Wonder Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups trimmed heirloom green beans (such as kentucky wonder beans)
• 1 slice bacon
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil, or as needed
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 pinch coarsely ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• pour about 1 inch of water into a saucepan; add green beans, bacon, garlic, olive oil, sea salt, and pepper. bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and place a cover on the saucepan. cook beans until tender, 7 to 10 minutes.

Chile Chicken Chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 rotisserie chicken, skinned and boned, meat pulled into large chunks
• 2 (16 ounce) jars salsa verde (green salsa)
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen sweet corn
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen bell pepper strips
• 1 onion, chopped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 45 mins


• place chicken meat in the slow cooker; mix in salsa verde, tomato puree, vegetable broth, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. add cannellini beans, corn, bell pepper strips, and onion; stir well.
• cook on high, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours. reduce heat to low and simmer until serving time, at least 2 hours.

Chile Chicken Chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 rotisserie chicken, skinned and boned, meat pulled into large chunks
• 2 (16 ounce) jars salsa verde (green salsa)
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen sweet corn
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen bell pepper strips
• 1 onion, chopped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 45 mins


• place chicken meat in the slow cooker; mix in salsa verde, tomato puree, vegetable broth, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. add cannellini beans, corn, bell pepper strips, and onion; stir well.
• cook on high, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours. reduce heat to low and simmer until serving time, at least 2 hours.

Kentucky Wonder Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups trimmed heirloom green beans (such as kentucky wonder beans)
• 1 slice bacon
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil, or as needed
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 pinch coarsely ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• pour about 1 inch of water into a saucepan; add green beans, bacon, garlic, olive oil, sea salt, and pepper. bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and place a cover on the saucepan. cook beans until tender, 7 to 10 minutes.

Jules' Braised Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 slices bacon, diced
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic, or to taste
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 6 cups cut fresh green beans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. cook and stir bacon in hot oil until browned, 7 to 10 minutes. add onion; cook and stir until the onion is tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• stir vinegar, sugar, and garlic into the bacon and onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. pour chicken stock over the mixture and stir; bring to a simmer and cook until hot, 2 to 3 minutes. add the green beans and toss to coat. cover the pot and let the green beans simmer until tender, about 10 minutes more.

Sunday Brunswick Stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 onions, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 cups diced peeled butternut squash
• 3 cups shredded or chopped cooked lamb
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can baked beans
• 1 (32 fluid ounce) container chicken stock
• 1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (18 ounce) bottle hickory-flavored barbeque sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 25 mins


• heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. cook and stir onion and celery in hot oil until onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. stir garlic into the mixture; cook and stir another 2 minutes. transfer mixture to slow cooker.
• stir butternut squash, lamb, diced tomatoes, baked beans, chicken stock, corn, peas, cayenne pepper, cumin, paprika, salt, and barbeque sauce into the onion mixture in the slow cooker.
• cover and cook on high for 4 hours.