Quick White Bean and Spinach Soup

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.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 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.