White Bean and Vegetable Soup

Name: White Bean and Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6-7 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 cups bread, day-old; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1/2 yellow onion, chopped; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 3 medium carrots, coarsley sliced; 3 celery ribs, coarsley sliced; 6 cups broth; 2 -4 cups cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 14 1/2 ounces chopped tomatoes, with juice; 3 cups swiss chard, chopped; 2 tablespoons basil, chopped; 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped; salt; pepper; parmesan cheese

Submitted by Chef #750419

"Adapted from Sunset- January 2009. An instant hit with the entire family. Easy to make, very flavorful, and easy on the budget. A rough-textured bread is best for soaking up flavor! The original recipe called for fresh herbs which I will try when my garden is producing. In the meantime, dried seem to be fine."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 6-7

ingredients

4 cups bread, day-old
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
¹⁄₂ yellow onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 medium carrots, coarsley sliced
3 celery ribs, coarsley sliced
6 cups broth
2 -4 cups cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
14 ¹⁄₂ ounces chopped tomatoes, with juice
3 cups swiss chard, chopped
2 tablespoons basil, chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
salt
pepper
parmesan cheese

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Tear bread into bite-sized chunks and spread evenly on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with about 2 Tablespoons olive oil, season with salt and pepper, stir and bake until toasty- 10 to 20 minutes depending on your preference. Allow for the fact that they will harden some after they are removed from the oven.
In a large pot, heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft- about 5 minutes.
Add carrots and celery and continue cooking, stirring frequently, approximately 5 more minutes.
Add broth and beans and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer about 15 minutes.
Add tomatoes and chard, cover, and simmer another 15 minutes.
Just before serving, add basil, cilantro, salt and pepper to taste.
To serve, top each bowl of soup with several croutons. Add grated parmesan if desired.

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neglectedfarms

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I'm a full time office professional and my husband has his own home-based business. We both come from small town backgrounds and people who were fairly self-sufficient. We moved to Vashon to have the best of both worlds- close to Seattle yet still rural. We have 5 acres and always hope to do more gardening that we actually get done. Our biggest gardening focus is on fruits and vegetables (assuming the deer don't get everything)- so this informs much of our cooking adventures. I love literature, music and theater.

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