White Bean Soup with Swiss Chard and Gruyère Croutons

White Bean Soup with Swiss Chard and Gruyère Croutons Recipe

Ingredients
1 pound dried Great Northern or cannellini beans
1 cup chopped fennel
3 large leeks, thinly sliced
1 (12-ounce) ham hock
1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
7 cups water
3 cups coarsely chopped Swiss chard
14 slices baguette (8 ounces)
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Gruyère cheese
Instructions
1. Place beans, fennel, leeks, ham hock and pepper in a large slow cooker. Add 7 cups water. Cook on high for 5 to 6 hours or until beans are soft. Add another cup of water if needed.
2. If desired, mash some of beans with a potato masher to make a creamy consistency. Stir in chard and cook another 15 minutes.
3. Remove ham hock. Strip lean meat from hock and place in beans.
4. To prepare croutons, arrange cheese over bread. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly.
5. Ladle into bowls and top with croutons. Serves 7.

By Jean Kressy, "Good Food Fast," March 2006
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 470 calories, 13g fat, 30 prot., 62g carbs, 17g fiber, 380mg sodium.


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