Portuguese Bean Soup I

Name: Portuguese Bean Soup I
Total time: 45
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 0.5 pound chorizo sausage, chopped; 0.25 cup olive oil; 2 carrots, chopped; 1 cup chopped onion; 5 stalks celery, chopped; 5 tomatoes, chopped; 3 small potatoes, peeled and chopped; 3 quarts chicken broth; 1.5 tablespoons cayenne pepper; 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained; 0.5 cup tomato paste; salt and pepper to taste

Recipe by Sara from allrecipes.com

Dinner 45 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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0.5 pound chorizo sausage, chopped
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0.25 cup olive oil
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2 carrots, chopped
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1 cup chopped onion
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5 stalks celery, chopped
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5 tomatoes, chopped

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3 small potatoes, peeled and chopped
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3 quarts chicken broth
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1.5 tablespoons cayenne pepper
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1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
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0.5 cup tomato paste
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salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
In a stockpot over medium-high heat, heat oil and saute carrots, onion and celery. Add tomatoes, potatoes, kidney beans and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and stir in cayenne pepper and tomato paste. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add sausage and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.