Quick White Bean and Spinach Soup

ms_bold's Note:

This is a quick South Beach Diet friendly soup. It is brothy, but the beans are very filling. I adapted a recipe from the cookbook to suit the ingredients that I had on hand.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 tablespoon minced roasted garlic
• 1/2 cup low-sodium V8 juice
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• red pepper flakes, to taste

Directions:

1. Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium pan.
2. Add the spinach and allow to boil for a bit and wilt down the leaves, stirring often.
3. Reduce heat and add the rinsed and drained beans, roasted garlic, and V-8 juice.
4. Simmer gently for 5-10 minutes.
5. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, to taste.

Reviews

[Chef #1373262]

I love this soup - make it all the time since I discovered it. I usually double the recipe and it holds fine for a few days of leftovers. Barely lift a finger to make it - I call it lazy woman's soup.

[nemokitty]

This was a great tasting soup that was so easy to make! I needed to use up the rest of the spinach and found this recipe. Definitely add the parmesan cheese. I also used 2 cans of beans and added red pepper flakes. But it's still good without the cheese as I'm eating the leftovers right now for lunch. Keeper file for sure!

[Smilyn]

This went well with some panini sandwiches. I suggest using a high quality chicken stock. This is a great "throw-it-together-very-quick" soup. Thanks for a keeper.