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                             WW-BLACK BEAN SOUP
 
 Recipe By     : WEIGHT WATCHERS QUICK START PROGRAM
 Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : soups and stews                  weight watchers
                 posted
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      teaspoons     margarine
    2      tablespoons   diced onion
    1                    garlic clove -- chopped
    1 3/4  cups          water
    4      ounces        drained canned black beans (turtle)
      1/4  cup           each: carrot and celery -- chopped
    1      packet        instant chicken broth and seasoning mix
      1/2  small         bay leaf
    1      tablespoon    dry sherry
           dash          each: salt and pepper
    1                    egg hard cooked -- chopped
 
 In a 1 quart saucepan heat margarine until bubbly and hot: add onion and
 garlic and saute until onion is softened.  Add water, beans, carrot, celery,
 broth mix, and bay leaf to saucepan and bring mixture to a boil.  Reduce heat,
 cover, and cook until vegetables are very soft, about 45 minutes.  Remove from
 heat and let cool slightly; remove and discard bay leaf.
 Pour mixture into blender container and process at low speed until smooth;
 return soup to saucepan and stir in sherry, salt and pepper.  Bring to a
 simmer and let cook until thoroughly heated, about 5 minutes; pour into 2
 bowls and sprinkle each portion with half of the chopped egg.
 
 each serving provides; 1 1/2 protein exchanges; 1/2 vegetable exchange; 1 fat
 exchange; 15 calories optional exchange
 Per serving: 167 calories; 8 g protein; 7 g fat; 17 g carbohydrate; 782 mg
 sodium (estimated); 137 mg cholesterol.
 
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