Swiss Chard and White Bean Soup President's Choice

This recipe I got from the President's Choice food website. They include their recipes, and blue menu products here. The soup is high in fibre and is great with toasted 12 grain bread and a salad.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 1/2 liters

Ingredients

• 8  cups swiss chard
• 1 2⁄3 cups canned cannellini
• 2  medium onions
• 16  ounces carrots
• 1  cup Italian parsley
• 660  ml tomato sauce
• 660  ml water
• 2  garlic cloves
• 2  tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Dice carrots and onions.
2. Finely chop garlic.
3. Chop Swiss chard.
4. Add olive oil to a 4 lt pot and sautee garlic, onion, carrots and Italian parsley for 10 minutes on medium heat. Stir occasionally.
5. Add the tomato sauce (low salt is best) water, chard and beans and bring to a boil, then turn heat down to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. I didn't but you may wish to add salt to taste. I find the tomato sauce used has plenty of salt for this recipe.