Shortcut Turnip Greens Soup

Just open 3 cans and a package of diced ham and enjoy Shortcut Turnip Greens Soup in minutes! We Southerners love our greens-turnip greens, collard greens, and even mustard greens. We also grew up growing and shelling beans so they are a natural pair. The addition of chopped ham pretty much rounds out this perfectly Southern dish.

This 4 ingredient soup will surprise you-I know it did me! Two sweet ladies, Deanna and Martha, always brought it to our church potlucks. I tried it one time and was hooked!

When I asked for the recipe, I was shocked that it was made with canned turnip greens. I thought canned turnip greens were mushy, drab in color, and flavorless. My only experience with canned greens was a can of whole leaf spinach many years and I wasn’t impressed. Kinda grossed out, actually.

But this soup was so yummy-full of flavor. It just couldn’t be made with canned greens, I thought. When I made it the first time, the Margaret Holmes brand was on sale, so that’s what I bought-of course. It said “seasoned” turnip greens, so I thought that was a flavor bonus without adding any other ingredients.

You literally dump and stir the cans of vegetables and package of ham into the soup pot or slow cooker….well, wait-I do like to drain the beans, first. Just heat and eat. How’s that for a shortcut Southern soup? Easy peasy.

My friend, Connie, told me there’s a restaurant in Gulf Shores, Alabama called Fish River Grill that serves a turnip greens soup with black beans. I’m putting it on my summer bucket list.

If you like shortcut soups try my Shortcut White Bean and Chicken Chili. And of course, all Southern soups go well with cornbread. Check out my Broccoli Cheese Cornbread and Vidalia Onion Cornbread.

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Shortcut Turnip Greens Soup

We Southerners love our greens-turnip greens. This dump and stir soup gets you in and out of the kitchen but tastes like you cooked them low and slow all day.

Prep Time3 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time13 mins

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 2 ingredient recipe, beans and greans, soup, Southern recipe, swamp soup, turnip greens

Servings: 6 cups

Author: Kathleen Royal Phillips

Cost: 9

Ingredients

• 1 27 oz can of seasoned turnip greens
• 1 15.8 oz can Great Northern or Navy beans drained
• 1 10 oz can tomatoes and chiles Rotel
• 1 6 oz package diced ham about 1 cup

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients in a 6 quart soup pot or slow cooker. In the soup pot, bring to a simmer and simmer 10 minutes. For the slow cooker, cook on LOW for 3 hours or until heated or HIGH 1 hour until heated.

  It is ok for the soup to cook longer in a slow cooker but not necessary.

Notes

This soup can be served as a side dish with a slotted spoon.