Ham Bean And Swiss Chard Soup Recipes

NEELY'S CHICKPEA, HAM AND SWISS CHARD SOUP

Steps:

• Add the bacon to a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium heat. Fry until crisp, then transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and reserve. To the same Dutch oven, add the onion, garlic, and carrot, and saute until the vegetables are tender, roughly 4 minutes. Add the ham steak and red pepper flakes and adjust the seasonings with salt and black pepper, to taste. Add the Swiss chard and saute until it begins to soften.
• Stir in the chicken broth, chickpeas or black-eyed peas, and the canned tomatoes with their juices. Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and let cook for 30 minutes. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper, if necessary. Splash with some hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Ladle the soup into serving bowls and sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese and bacon.

SWISS CHARD BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven , saute the carrot, zucchini, yellow squash and onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer. Add the broth, Swiss chard, beans, tomatoes, thyme, salt, oregano and pepper. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until chard is tender. Just before serving, sprinkle with cheese.

HAM, BEAN AND SWISS CHARD SOUP

Steps:

• Fry bacon slices over medium heat in a Dutch oven or soup kettle, then remove and drain on paper towels. Saute garlic, onion, carrot, and Swiss chard stems in bacon grease until soft, then add ham, red pepper flakes, and black pepper. Add Swiss chard leaves and saute until they are wilted.
• Add chicken broth, Roman beans and tomatoes. Stir together, increase heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes. Add hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Crumble bacon slices and add to soup. Stir in Parmesan cheese to taste.

BEAN AND SWISS CHARD SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, cook the chard with 1/2 cup (125 ml) water and the salt over medium heat until tender. Drain the chard, reserving any liquid that remains. Coarsely chop the chard.
• Very finely chop anchovies together with the rosemary.
• In a medium saucepan, stir together the oil and garlic over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic is pale gold, about 10 minutes. Stir in the anchovies and rosemary. Cook, stirring for 1 minute. Discard the garlic. Stir in the chard and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring to thoroughly coat it with the oil. Stir in the beans. Cook for 3 minutes.
• Stir in the reserved cooking liquid and the stock. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and stir in the macaroni. Boil for 6 minutes, or until the pasta is tender. Adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
• Pass Parmesan cheese at the table.

FRESH LIMA BEANS, SWISS CHARD AND HAM HOCK

Steps:

• Break up the chard, cut up the ham hock, quarter the onion, and add everything to boiling water.
• Reduce heat, and simmer for an hour, adding more water as necessary. If desired, add more vinegar.
• Break up meat on hamhock further, remove bone. Serve hot. Leftovers may be microwaved.

BARLEY, SWISS CHARD, AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a baking pan toast the barley in a preheated 375°F. oven, shaking the pan occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until it is aromatic. In a large kettle cook the onions, the carrot, and the garlic in the oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are browned. Add the water, the broth, the ham hocks, and the parsley and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for 1 hour. Add the toasted barley and the celery and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Transfer the ham hocks with tongs to a cutting board, discard the fat and bones, and chop the ham coarse. To the kettle add the ham, the Swiss chard, the lima beans, the basil, the thyme, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the soup for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the chard is tender.

SWISS CHARD AND NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Cut the top off the head of garlic, place on a baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes.
• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Cook celery, carrots and onion for about 10 minutes.
• Add beans and chicken stock and water. Cook for an additional 10 minutes.
• Squeeze the garlic pulp into the pot. Add the swiss chard, pepper and cheese.
• Puree with an immersion blender or in small batches in a regular blender.
• Serve!