What's for Supper? Turnip Green Soup!

There is nothing better on a cold, chilly day than the anticipation of a hot bowl of soup. Soup that has been cooking all day in the crock pot. Today I am going to share with you a "newer" version of my Turnip Green Soup (this link is to my old version). I posted this recipe many many years ago. It came from the Birmingham News and the recipe used canned vegetables and packaged seasonings. Nothing wrong with that, I just wanted to develop the same soup the wonderful taste, but have ingredients that have less processing and no MSG. A slightly healthier version of the old. 😃 I hope that you enjoy it! 

You will need:

• 1 lb of Navy beans
• 1 package of frozen turnip greens or 1/2 packages of fresh or 1 bunch of fresh (fresh greens will increase prep time)
• 1 sweet pepper
• 2 large carrots or 4 small carrots
• 1 medium onion or 4 green onions
• 1 Tablespoon of cajun seasonings Or 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of garlic or 2 cloves of crushed garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
• package of beef sausage

Soak beans 12-24 hours in filtered water in the refrigerator, rinse then drain.

Take your package of sausages, cut lengthwise and cook in a large skillet. 

   

After the sausages have completed cooking, set them aside on paper towels to drain and to cool. This will also help to reduce the fat content of the soup. 

While the sausages are cooking cut up your vegetables and set aside.  




After the sausages have cooled enough to be handled, cut up into bite sized pieces.  After the sausages have been cut up, you are now ready to combine all of the ingredients into the slow cooker. 

 Be sure to include your spices and your stock (vegetable or beef)

 And don't forget your chopped vegetables and most importantly, The Turnip Greens! 

Served with a wedge of cornbread, I can think of nothing better on a cold night!

This recipe is both filling and satisfying. And will feed an army!  Healthy comfort food for a chilly night. Packed full of vitamins and minerals. Great for your crock pot! A hot bowl of soup on a cold winter night. One of those "Little Things in Life!"

This dish is so good! I hope that you and your family will love it as much as we do! 

Printable Recipe: Turnip Green Soup

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Foodie Friday~Turnip Green Soup

I hope it is not too late to participate! Thank you Gollum (of Designs by Gollum) for hosting Foodie Friday. It looks like much fun!

There is a wet chill in the air here in the South and I had to make some soup. We love Turnip Green Soup. Yum Yum!

My family loves Turnip Green Soup. The recipe was printed in the Birmingham News a few years ago. I had it at a friends house first (I mean, who makes Turnip Green Soup?) and fell in love with it. Then made it for my family... It is now one of the favorites!

~Recipe~

• Beef Sausage -fried (I usually grill-and pat with paper towels less fat that way)
• 1/2 bag of dried Navy Beans or 1 large can of Navy Beans
• 2 boxes of fresh frozen turnip greens or one package of fresh frozen turnip greens. Rinse and squeeze.
• 1 package of Knorr Soup Mix
• 3 Shakes of Tabasco Sauce
• 3 Cups of water (maybe a tad more)
  

I use dried beans. First, I like to soak them in a solution of Baking Soda dissolved in hot tap water. I usually let them soak for several hours or in the fridge overnight. Next, I cook them in an iron pot (any pot will do with 1-2 table spoons of Apple Cider Vinegar. These too steps keep beans from making people gassy and have heartburn.

I usually grill my sausage, but today I precooked them in a skillet. After patting down in paper towels, cut up into small pieces.

After rinsing and squeezing turnip greens, set them aside ( I have used fresh greens, I have also used kale and other greens. Whatever I had in the fridge that had to be used up. My family loved it. In fact, my 10 yo DD prefers fresh kale over the turnip greens...)

In crock pot or large stew pot, add 3 cups of water, Knorr soup mix, 3 shakes of Tabasco and bring to a boil. Add greens, beans and sausage. Cover and if in a crock pot, walk away until you are ready to eat. :-) If stew pot, let it cook for another hour or so.

Now you have to have bread with this soup and nothing is better than made from scratch buttermilk cornbread unless.....

You have one of these babies in your pantry! Yum yum!

Nice and hot, fresh from the oven. (Two packages for a pan like this.)

Side salad optional... This soup is a meal by itself. And very filling!
(Nina, if you are reading this, do you want us to send you some dried Navy Beans, Knorr Soup Mix and maybe some canned Bushes Turnip Greens? Can you get that where you are? We have plenty of Jiffy Mix now....)

And what better for dessert? Strawberry Shortcake!

To see more Foodie Friday participants or to participate yourself, go to Gollum's Blog. Thanks for hosting Gollum!