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White Bean and Vegetable Soup Recipe

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White Bean and Vegetable Soup

Is it that time of year yet for hearty soups? Maybe, maybe not. In any case, this one is a family favorite, combining a potpourri of colorful vegetables with the creamy texture of white beans.

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White Bean and Vegetable Soup Recipe

Ingredients

2 15-oz cans cannellini or white kidney beans (or 1/2 lb dried beans, soaked overnight in water), drained
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 large yellow onion, chopped
1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/8 head of green cabbage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
2 celery stalks, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 1/2 carrots, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
5 cups (or more) vegetable stock or canned vegetable broth
1 medium potato, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 head of red cabbage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 zucchini or summer squash, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Tabasco sauce (optional)

Method

1 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, thyme, and garlic. Sauté 5 minutes. Add green cabbage, tomatoes, celery, and carrots. Sauté 10 minutes.

2 Add beans, 5 cups of stock, potatoes, and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for one hour.

3 Add red cabbage and zucchini. Add salt. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes longer. Stir in cheese. Sprinkle in a a dash of Tabasco hot sauce if you want to give the soup a little zip.

Serve with ground pepper and bread. Serves 4-6.

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Posted by Elise on Sep 13, 2006 and indexed Beans, Soup, Vegetable Soup, White Bean

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Comments

Hi Elise ,

I cooked this soup yesterday , so simple and so easy , that's where the rich flavour coming from.
I got two thumbs from my husband , he love it !!! thanks.............

Luv
Shanty

Posted by: shanty on January 11, 2006 9:19 PM

Your question “Is it that time of year yet for hearty soups?” intrigued me. When I moved to Panama one thing that amazed me was that soup is eaten almost every day here. I was used to waiting until the frost was on the pumpkin before I was interested in having a nice hearty soup. However, you learn that when you live in a climate that never has frost on the pumpkin, you have to adjust.

The recipe looks good. I am going to give it a try.

Posted by: Don Ray on September 14, 2006 6:46 AM

Hi, Does anyone have tips on how to modify this recipe for a slow cooker (crockpot)?
Thanks!

Posted by: PV on September 15, 2006 10:25 AM

What a great meal to introduce the new season! I tried this soup in my crockpot (trying to find healthy ways to use it). I put all the ingredients in the crockpot and and set on high for 3 1/2 - 4 hours. It turned out awesome! I suppose you can cook it on low for 7-8 hours as well.

Posted by: Sarah Ikegami on September 27, 2006 11:10 AM

I tried this recipe and fed it to my family for dinner tonight, it is one of the best bean soup recipies I have made so far. It was easy to prepare due to the fact we have most of the ingredients on hand at all times. I used dry herbs insted of fresh and it was still great tasting. I like to make all of my soups from scratch, they are well worth the effort, everyone I serve them to usually come back for more.

Posted by: J C. on October 27, 2007 6:07 PM

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