Smooth & Mellow Tomato & White Bean Soup

Course: Soup

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 3.5 hours

Servings 6

• 1 lbs Beans, Northern or Navy, dry picked and rinsed

• 1 Turkey Tail optional

• 14 oz diced tomatoes (can)

• ¾ to 1 T RFS Smooth & Mellow

• 1 t salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the turkey tail and 3 quarts of water into a covered 5 qt pot.

2. Set on medium high heat for 1½ hours (add 1 or 2 cups of water after one hour to offset evaporation).

3. Add white beans, RFS Smooth & Mellow blend and salt.

4. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 1½ hours. Stir beans every twenty minutes and occasionally provide more water to keep beans covered (Dried beans will absorb seasoned stock).

5. With the back of a large cooking spoon mash the soft cooked beans in the 5 qt. pot to thicken the bean soup stock.

6. Drain diced tomatoes and add into beans.

7. Cook on medium heat for ½ hour.

8. Serve with hot corn bread