Giada's Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup
photo by Karabea
- Ready In:
- 13mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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8 cups
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 shallots or 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
- 1 fresh sage leaf
- 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth (I use 4 cups water and add 1-2 chicken boullion cubes to taste)
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- salt, to taste
directions
- In a large soup pot, saute shallots or onion and garlic with butter and olive oil until soft, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add drained beans, sage, and broth. Bring to a simmer and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- If using an immersion blender: blend soup until smooth. If using a regular blender: pour half of mixture into blender and puree until smooth. Pour blended soup back into pan and blend remaining soup, then pour the rest of the blended soup back into pan.
- Add cream, black pepper, and salt to taste. Keep warm over very low heat!
Reviews
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This soup is crazy good and criminally easy to make. I made it last night, doubled the recipe and there still wasn't a drop left. My daughter's boyfriend ate 5 bowls of it! Even my picky eater son ate three bowls. He asked if I could make him some more for breakfast! I mashed about half of the beans and left the rest whole. This is now one of our staples. I'll keep canneloni beans and chicken stock in my pantry from now on!!
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1/10/09 - This was delicious! I did change the recipe slightly because of what I had on hand. Instead of shallots, I used yellow onion. I used about 1/2 teaspoon of poultry seasoning instead of the sage, and I did not puree the soup, as I like the texture of beans, but I mashed some up to thicken the soup a little. Bread is a must with this recipe to soak everything up. Delicious! Thank you!! 11/13/09 - Made this again, the same way as before, but this time I added a little crushed red pepper flakes to it. It was a nice touch!
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Tweaks
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1/10/09 - This was delicious! I did change the recipe slightly because of what I had on hand. Instead of shallots, I used yellow onion. I used about 1/2 teaspoon of poultry seasoning instead of the sage, and I did not puree the soup, as I like the texture of beans, but I mashed some up to thicken the soup a little. Bread is a must with this recipe to soak everything up. Delicious! Thank you!! 11/13/09 - Made this again, the same way as before, but this time I added a little crushed red pepper flakes to it. It was a nice touch!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
KPD123
Frisco, Colorado