Tuscan White Bean Soup

Name: Tuscan White Bean Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 cups
Ingredients: 29.58 ml olive oil; 1 small onion, diced small; 1 small carrot, diced; 1 stalk celery, diced; 1 red potatoes, diced; 396.89 g can chicken broth; 0.61 ml black pepper; 236.59 ml water; 439.41 g can cannellini beans; 157.80 ml tubetti (any small macaroni will do); 1 head escarole, thinly sliced and cooked

Submitted by Marie

"Delicious chicken broth soup made with cannellini beans, small pasta and escarole. This is super good!"

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photo by Bev I Am

Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 8 cups

ingredients

29.58 ml olive oil
1 small onion, diced small
1 small carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 red potatoes, diced
396.89 g can chicken broth
0.61 ml black pepper
236.59 ml water
439.41 g can cannellini beans
157.80 ml tubetti (any small macaroni will do)
1 head escarole, thinly sliced and cooked

directions

In a 4 quart saucepan, over medium high heat, cook olive oil, onion, carrot, celery and potato until lightly browned, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add chicken broth, pepper and water; increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Increase heat to high; stir in beans with their liquid and pasta and heat to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta is done, stirring occasionally.
Stir in escarole until heated through.

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Reviews

I am SO sick of tomato based soups - so I was VERY excited to find this recipe! My changes were to omit the celery, use fat-free low-sodium broth, add 2 cloves of smashed garlic, and use 2C packed fresh spinach cut into strips. YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!! Nice thick soup with lots to chew. EXCELLENT healthy & filling dinner w/a bagel & a clementine for dessert! I ate 1 serving last night & individually packaged & froze the remaining 7 servings for future grab'n'go meals. Thanks so much for sharing! PS - when I defrosted my 3rd frozen serving today, I added more water to it to make it soup-ier. I think next time I make this I'll add an extra 1/2C of water....

LillyZackMom
Absolutely fantastic!! So many vibrant flavors, excellent texture & wholesome! I did use cavatini pasta vs elbows, and just used Italian Seasoning since I didn't have any thyme. Also, I had some pancetta in the fridge so cooked that up as the base vs olive oil. Just added a 12 oz bag of chopped frozen spinach, without thawing - and it was fine. So excited to have some leftovers for tomorrow nite!! NUM!! Thank you!!

sherrg
Delicious. But I too added fresh thyme,a bay leaf and red pepper flakes.

cragot
We didn't enjoy this soup. It was okay with cheese added but was nothing special for us. Used regular potatoes and no celery.

mMadness97
Excellent Soup! I truly like a hearty soup that does not have any roux to thicken it. This one will be in my "make often" file, all of my family asked for seconds! Good thing I made a larger batch! Thank you for sharing your recipe!

Chefette2u

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Tweaks

Delicious! I was looking for something quick and simple for supper that I was sure to have all the ingredients on hand. I am sure glad I found this recipe! I substituted fresh baby leaf spinach for the escarole and it worked beautifully! Thanks for sharing, Marie!

Bev I Am