Red Bean Soup

• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 TBS butter
• 3 27-oz. cans Blue Runner Cream Style Red Beans
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2/3 cup chopped celery
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 lb. ham, diced fine
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 hard boiled egg, diced for garnish
• Parsley sprigs for garnish

1. In a soup pot, saute onion in butter for 2-3 minutes until slightly browned
2. Add beans and next 9 ingredients
3. Simmer entire mixture for 1 hour; remove bay leaves and adjust seasonings
4. Serve each portion with sprinkle of egg and parsley sprig as garnish

Serves 6-8