New Year's Day Soup

Yield: 10 cups

Ingredients

• 1  cup  diced smoked lean ham
• 2  celery ribs, chopped
• 1  medium onion, chopped
• 2  carrots, chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  (15-ounce) cans black-eyed peas, undrained
• 2  (14 1/2-ounce) cans low-sodium, fat-free chicken broth
• 2  (14 1/2-ounce) cans no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1  (14 1/2-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1  (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2  cups  chopped fresh spinach
• 1/2  cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2  teaspoon  pepper
• Garnish: chopped fresh spinach

Preparation

Saute first 5 ingredients over medium heat in a Dutch oven until vegetables are tender.

Stir in black-eyed peas and next 4 ingredients; bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups spinach, parsley, and pepper. Garnish, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

144

Fat:

1.4g

Cholesterol:

7mg

Sodium:

538mg