Meal Planner Monday: Lima Bean Chowder

As we head into fall (I hear we are headed for cooler weather this week), I get in the mood to make a big pot of soup for supper. So this week I have a recipe for a very healthy & low-fat soup (it has lots of veggies, protein and fiber). This is a good one for this time of year, also, if you have cabbage that you are looking to use. The recipe makes quite a lot (I usually make 1/2 but add the regular amount of water to make it more like soup instead of chowder) so you could freeze some for later (to heat it up on a really cold winter night) if you wanted to.

But, this is the original recipe...

Combine the following into a large pot:

2 lbs ground beef or ground turkey, browned

2 cups sliced carrots

2 cups chopped onion

2 cups celery

2 cups potatoes, cubed

1 cup shredded cabbage

2 1/2 cups canned tomatoes

1/4 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp salt

1/3 tsp pepper

8 cups water

Cover & cook until the vegetables are tender.

Add:

3 cups lima beans (frozen)

Simmer a little while longer

until the lima beans are cooked.

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