Hearty bean soup to boost kids immunity

This immunity boosting soup is made with dried butter beans, or red kidney beans, button mushrooms and extra lean mince making for a filling and comforting meal.

Ingredients: 

• One and a half cups of dried butter beans or red kidney beans
• Six teabags of Tea4Kidz Rooibos tea (variant of your choice)
• Two tablespoons of Canola oil
• One pnion, finely chopped
• One tablespoon of curry powder
• One tablespoon of tomato puree
• One tablespoon of paprika
• One teaspoon of salt
• One punnet of button mushrooms
• One yellow pepper, finely chopped
• Two red chillies (optional)
• 250g of lean or extra lean mince (optional)

Method: 

• Brew Tea4Kidz Rooibos tea bags in six cups of hot water and allow to cool.
• Once cooled, add the beans and leave to soak overnight.
• In a saucepan, bring the beans in tea liquid to the boil and allow to simmer until soft, then set aside.
• Sauté onions in the oil until golden brown, then add peppers and mushrooms and sauté until soft. Add chilli (optional).
• Add the lean mince and cook until browned. (If you are skipping adding mince, then skip this step).
• Add curry powder, tomato paste, cooked beans and seasoning.
• Turn down the heat and simmer slowly until the liquid thickens.
• Serve this hearty and healthy bean soup with steamed bread, or rice of choice.

Recipe: Joekels.co.za