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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Rinse the beans, and drain. | 2. In a large saucepan combine the beans and the 6 cups of water, and bring to a boil. | 3. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 10 minute. | 4. Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour. | 5. Drain and rinse beans, then transfer to a 4-quart slow cooker. | 6. In a large skillet cook the sausage over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up the sausage as it cooks. Drain off the fat. | 7. Transfer the sausage to the slow cooker. | 8. In the same skillet cook the pork, half at a time, until pork is not longer pink. Drain off fat. | 9. Transfer pork to slow cooker. | 10. Add onion, carrots, and garlic to the slow cooker. | 11. Stir in the 3 cups of water, bouillon granules, thyme, and oregano. | 12. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3 1/2-4 hours. | 13. If using low setting, turn slow cooker to high after the 7-8 hours. | 14. Stir the wine into the tomato paste and add the mixture to the slow cooker along with the parsley. | 15. Cover and cook for 15 min more. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
great northern bean	2	cups	dried	1240.74	228.2742	80.0076	4.1724
cold water	6	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bulk italian sausage	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
pork	1	lb	boneless cut lean	1705.536	0.0	63.0958	159.0775
onion	1 1/2	cups	chopped	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
carrot	1 1/2	cups	cut	78.72	18.3936	1.7856	0.4608
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
beef bouillon granule	1	teaspoon		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
thyme	1/2	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	crushed dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
red wine	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	1/3	cup		72.16	16.6408	3.8016	0.4136
parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.