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# Healthy Recipes: Bean And Sausage Soup
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/bean_and_sausage_soup_2404100829/
- Published: 2010-04-24T08:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:14:04.000Z
- Description: Dry white or baby lima beans simmer with onion, cumin and bay leaf, then Polish sausage, garbanzo beans and creamed corn go in for another 30 minutes. Four to five servings at 359 calories and 10 g fiber each, from the California Dry Bean Board.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Cooking, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

Bean And Sausage Soup

1/2 pound (about 1 cup) dry small white or baby lima beans 

1/2 cup chopped onion 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules 

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 bay leaf

8 ounces Polish sausage, sliced 1⁄2-inch thick

1 can (8 3/4-oz.) garbanzo beans, drained

1 can (8 3/4-oz.) creamed corn

 Chopped parsley

Soak beans by preferred method. Drain and rinse soaked beans. Add 5 cups water, onion and seasonings. Simmer, covered, about 30 minutes or until beans are almost tender. Add sausage, garbanzo beans and corn. Return mixture to boil; simmer 30 minutes or until beans are tender. Remove bay leaf. Ladle into soup bowls, garnish with parsley. Makes 4 or 5 servings.

Nutritional Informational per Serving:

Calories-359, (From Fat-38%), Protein-18g, Carbohydrate-41g, Fat-15g, Sodium-831 mg, Potassium-694 mg, Dietary Fiber-10g, Calcium-93 mg, Iron-4mg, Vitamin A-110 iu, Vitamin C-5 mg, Cholesterol-32 mg

Provided by California Dry Bean Board