Southwest Bean Soup With Cornmeal Dumplings Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine the 11 soup ingredients in a slow cooker.
• Cover, and cook on low 10-12 hours, or on high for 4-5 hours.
• Make dumplings by mixing together flour, clornmeal, baking powder, salt, and pepper.
• Combine egg white, milk, and oil, and add to the flour mixture. Stir with fork, until just combined.
• At the end of the soup's cooking time, turn slow cooker to high. Drop dumpling mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls to make 8 mounds atop of the soup.
• Cover. cook for 30 minutes, and do not lift cover.

BEAN SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the first 13 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. , For dumplings, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and pepper. Combine egg white, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients. Drop into eight mounds onto boiling soup. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes (do not lift the cover).

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine 11 soup ingredients in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 10 - 12 hours or high 4 - 5 hours.
• Make cumplings by mixing together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Combine egg white, milk and oil. Add to flour mixture. Stir with fork until just combined.
• At the end of the soup's cooking time, turn slow cooker to high. Drop dumplings by rounded teaspoonfuls to make 8 mounsd atop the soup.
• Cover and cook for 30 minutes (do not lift cover).
• Serve topped with your choice(s) of sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Combine broth, beans, undrained tomatoes, corn, carrot, onion, chili peppers, chili powder, and garlic in a crock pot (3 1/2 to 4 qt size is best).
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours.
• Dumplings:.
• Stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and pepper in a medium sized bowl.
• Mix together egg white, milk, and oil in a small bowl.
• Add to flour mixture and stir with a fork just until combined.
• Divide dumpling mixture into 6 mounds and drop on top of the bubbling soup.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 30 minutes more or on high-heat setting for 20 minutes more (don''t give in to temptation to lift lid) or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve in bowls with 1 dumpling for each serving.

SOUTHWESTERN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the onion in oil until tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until heated through.

PINTO BEAN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray, saute onion and carrots (and garlic if using) until tender. (If the pan appears to be too dry, add a tablespoon or so of the chicken broth.) Stir in the cumin until fragrant. Add the the beans, broth and salsa. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until reduced slightly.
• For dumplings, in a small bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Stir in buttermilk, cheese and scallions just until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls six dollops onto simmering soup. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift cover while simmering).