Six More Weeks of Winter? Six Cans of Beans!

Bean Concoction

you need:
one can of each:
black eyed peas
garbanzos
white beans (pea or kidneys)
red kidneys
black beans
peeled tomatoes
2 cans or 3 cups chicken stock
one yellow onion

2 cups of short cut tube pasta
3 cloves garlic (optional but so yummy)
rosemary
basil
oregano
2 bay leaves, crumbled
parm. cheese, grated, about 1/2 a cup to taste
salt
pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cumin
resist the urge for potatoes of any kind.


dice the onion and chop the garlic, and chop the spices if fresh. Put in bottom of big pot and sautee for a few minutes.

Turn the heat up, put the stock and pasta in, simmer until stock comes to a shallow boil. Turn the heat down.

add the beans and tomatoes, and a pinch more salt.
mix up with a big wooden spoon and cover. let simmer for about an hour or two on low heat.

when ready to serve, shave the parmesan over each serving and put a sprig of rosemary or basil on top. a blob of greek yogurt or sour cream is a nice topping also.