Super-Tuscan White Bean Soup

Name: Super-Tuscan White Bean Soup
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, finely chopped; 59 milliliters lightly packed fresh basil leaves, sliced; 2 kilograms cans each) cannellini beans, drained; 1 medium carrot, quartered crosswise; 1 medium stalk celery, quartered crosswise; 907 grams carton reduced-sodium chicken broth (4 cups); 1 dried bay leaf; 1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic; 2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 0 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoons gray sea salt; 118 milliliters white wine; 1 medium yellow onion, quartered lengthwise

Super-Tuscan White Bean Soup is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe makes 6 servings with 450 calories, 23g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. If you have wine, pepper, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes.

Instructions

In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, cook bacon, onion, celery, carrot and 2 cloves garlic over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Carrot

Celery

Bacon

Onion

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Dutch Oven

Sauce Pan

Add beans, bay leaf, wine and broth; cover and cook 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.

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Vegetable

Bay Leaves

Beans

Broth

Wine

Remove from heat; cool about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in 8-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat 1 minute.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until garlic begins to brown. Stir in red pepper flakes; cook a few seconds. Stir in basil; cook until basil wilts.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Basil

Remove bay leaf from bean mixture.

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Bay Leaves

Pour mixture into food processor; cover and puree. Return to saucepan; stir in salt and pepper. Simmer over medium heat 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly heated.

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Salt And Pepper