White Bean Soup
This White Bean Soup is so good! I've seasoned it to give it a Mediterranean flare and it's great for helping you find a place for your veggies!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 large carrots chopped
- 3 celery stalks chopped
- 6 cups low sodium vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper plus more to taste
- 3 (15-ounces) can white beans drained and rinsed
- 5 ounces baby spinach
- Grated parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- In a large pot or saucepan, heat the olive over medium high heat. Add onions and cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, carrots, celery, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper, and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Add vegetable broth and beans, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes to combine all of the flavors together.
- Stir in the spinach and continue to simmer until the spinach wilts, about 2 minutes
- Remove from heat, taste, add in any extra salt or seasoning to taste and sprinkle grated parmesan cheese, if desired, and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Allow the beans to simmer with the broth. Since the canned white beans are already cooked, it may seem unnecessary to add them to the soup until the very end. However, they actually absorb all the flavors of the soup, and soften to lend a creaminess to the soup. So make sure to add them when the broth goes in.
- Stir the soup while it simmers. The canned white beans are very tender so they naturally make the soup thicker. But if you stir the soup and slightly mash the beans with a wooden spoon occasionally, it helps to break them down a bit more.
- Don’t Skip Sautéing Your Veggies: This step isn’t just about cooking; it’s about getting those deep, sweet flavors from your onions, garlic, carrots, and celery. It lays down the flavor foundation that makes your soup so good.
- Be Smart with Seasoning: Go easy with the salt and pepper at the start. It’s all about balance, and you can always add more later once the flavors have had a chance to mingle and get to know each other.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 436mg | Potassium: 1282mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 7334IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 212mg | Iron: 8mg
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