A Soup Full of Flexibility

Ellen Dunn Stirring Pot of Soup

This recipe combines roasted chicken and homemade broth into one scrumptious soup for a SC Read Eat Grow double feature. Watch the video to see how simple it is to create a nutritious dinner that can feed your family for several nights. This recipe is just a guide, and we encourage you to use whatever veggies, beans, and seasonings you have at home.

Chicken and Bean Soup

1 package of 15 bean soup mix OR 3 cans of your favorite beans rinsed and drained

1 green pepper, diced

1 onion, diced

3 celery ribs

3 carrots, peeled and sliced

1 jalapeno pepper, diced

1 zucchini sliced and cut into quarters

1 can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes (15 oz.)

1 can of diced green chiles

1 jar of salsa

Homemade chicken broth from recipe above OR carton of chicken broth (32 oz.)

Juice of 2 limes

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. cumin

Salt and pepper to taste if not using homemade broth

 

When using the 15 bean soup mix, soak the beans overnight and rinse before using. Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker and set to low. Cook on low for six to eight hours.

 

Upcoming Event

Author photo of Patricia Brandon and the cover of Rise of the Pale Moon.

Author Patricia Brandon and "Rise of the Pale Moon"

February 11, 2026, 5:30 PM

Join us at the next installment of the Speaker at the Center with Author Patricia Brandon where she will discuss her historical fiction novel, "Rise of the Pale Moon." Set against the backdrop of the Revolutionary War era in coastal South Carolina, Rise of the Pale Moon weaves a compelling tale of three young women from distinct backgrounds: an indentured servant from London, a chattel slave raised on the Montague Hall plantation, and a Catawba Indian captured by the Cherokee and traded into slavery.