Creamy Italian White Bean Soup

Name: Creamy Italian White Bean Soup
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 907 grams white kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 397 grams chicken broth; 0 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 clove garlic, minced; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 onion, chopped; 1 bunch fresh spinach, rinsed and thinly sliced; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 473 milliliters water

Creamy Italian White Bean Soup is a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe with 4 servings. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 253 calories, 15g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. A mixture of onion, spinach, thyme, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. Plenty of people really liked this Mediterranean dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, heat oil. Cook onion and celery in oil for 5 to 8 minutes, or until tender.

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Celery

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add garlic, and cook for 30 seconds, continually stirring. Stir in beans, chicken broth, pepper, thyme and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and then simmer for 15 minutes.

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Chicken Broth

Garlic

Pepper

Beans

Thyme

Water

With slotted spoon, remove 2 cups of the bean and vegetable mixture from soup and set aside.

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Vegetable

Soup

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Slotted Spoon

In blender at low speed, blend remaining soup in small batches until smooth, (it helps to remove the center piece of the blender lid to allow steam to escape.) Once blended pour soup back into stock pot and stir in reserved beans.

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Beans

Stock

Soup

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Pot

Blender

Bring to a boil, occasionally stirring. Stir in spinach and cook 1 minute or until spinach is wilted. Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat and serve with fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top.

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Grated Parmesan Cheese