Quick, Easy, Awesome Green Bean Soup

Submitted by Mrs Goodall

"I think this is the only recipe I actually made out of some low-cal cookbook I bought. This is NOT a recipe for frozen or canned beans, use fresh and using enough garlic is the key. I usually use about 12 - 15 cloves. Like the title says, it's really quick, easy and awesome...I think it's also healthy!! Healthy is not one of my favorite cooking terms, so if it's healthy and I like it, you know it's good!!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1419.54 ml chicken broth (use fresh, canned low-fat or low sodium, whatever you like)
• 4.92 ml salt (to taste)
• 1 sprig thyme (or 1/2 tsp dried thyme)
• 1 bay leaf
• 4.92 ml olive oil
• 12 garlic cloves, pressed (I use up to 15 cloves)
• 226.79 g fresh green beans, cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths (basically cut so they will fit on a soup spoon)
• 1 egg
• 14.78 ml parsley
• crouton (or crostini, optional)

directions

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce to a simmer.
3. Press in garlic.
4. Add beans.
5. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
6. Adjust seasonings.
7. Beat egg well in a small bowl.
8. Temper egg by ladling some hot broth into the bowl.
9. Stir the soup while adding the egg to the simmering broth.
10. Add pepper to taste.
11. Top with croutons crostini if you choose.

Reviews

[cewrdh]

I was looking for a soup recipe to use up some fresh green beans and this was it. Very easy. Delicious.

 

[Lucky in Bayview]

Super quick, easy and garlicky, which is not a bad thing at our house. My DH really, really liked this soup. I think I would have liked a variety of veggies, like mushrooms and zucchini and spinach added to it, but then it wouldn't be green bean soup. It was a great lunch on a snowy afternoon. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[TreeSquirrel]

Great flavor, easy to throw together, and I love how adjustable the seasonings are to my liking. Next time, I'm going to try to make this with a little heat and spice! I did my best to temper the egg, but wound up with some larger cooked egg pieces. I didn't care, as the flavor and texture were still yummy!

 

[dish54463]

Very flavorful soup! I did not temper my eggs enough so ended up with a texture like egg drop soup but is still delicious. Thank you for posting this recipe.

 

[Bergy]

I would be remiss to award this soup less than 5 stars - It is so quick & easy to prepare and it is very very tasty - The most tedious part is peeling the garlic - the most enjoyable?- Eating it. Garlic lovers unite for this winning recipe Thanks Mrs G for another winner