Three Hour Hearty Bean Stew - Recipe

Today’s feature is from Crazy Shortcut Quilts with a recipe for Bean Stew:

It starts, 24 hours ahead of time, by soaking 2 1/2 cups of mixed beans (Costco/Sam’s Club for about $7). Three hours before you want to eat, rinse the beans and then boil them in 2 qts water with 4 huge carrots*, 2 bay leaves, 1 lb of meat**(optional) and 2 cubes of bullion (optional). As soon as it all boils turn it down to a simmer & stir occasionally for 2 hours. Then add a 14oz can of stewed tomatoes, 1 tsp of garlic or a crushed clove, half an onion (diced) and some lemon juice and simmer for about half an hour. Eat up!!

Marguerita has more details you’ll want to know about for this bean stew, make sure to visit her website for the tips.

Thanks Marguerita for permission to post your recipe!