Hearty Tuscan White Bean Soup

"This is a really easy Tuscan style white bean and spinach soup. I prefer it meatless, but mini meatballs can be added."
 
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photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Dessert Rose photo by Dessert Rose
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Dessert Rose photo by Dessert Rose
Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat the oil in a 4 quart soup pot over medium heat.
  • Add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery and thyme and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Add the chicken broth, tomatoes and bay leaf.
  • Drain the beans and roughly mash 1/2 a can of beans. Add the beans and mashed beans to the pot.
  • Squeeze the water from the thawed spinach and add to the pot.
  • Season with salt and pepper and simmer for at least 10 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
  • Add the macaroni and cook until tender according to package directions. (About 10 minutes.).
  • Serve sprinkled with grated parmesan and/or pecorino romano.

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Reviews

  1. Very nice. I used my homemade turkey stock in place of chicken stock. Added some mushrooms for extra goodness. Otherwise made as written and mopped it up with some crusty bread. Thanks for a lovely dinner.
     
  2. Great recipe. I did make a serving for three and added 1/3 lb. ground pork. Really good for a cool spring day.
     
  3. great soup, I used kale and doubled the spices. No meat needed in this soup.<br/><br/>Thanks.
     
  4. The flavor of this soup was wonderful! My entire family really enjoyed it, even my 7 year old who questioned it because he saw spinach. He quickly realized how yummy it was! A great soup!
     
  5. Great, hearty soup for a cool fall evening or weekend. If I don't have spinach, I have also made it with kale and we think it is wonderful. Awesome with a nice loaf of crusty bread. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  1. Very nice. I used my homemade turkey stock in place of chicken stock. Added some mushrooms for extra goodness. Otherwise made as written and mopped it up with some crusty bread. Thanks for a lovely dinner.
     
  2. Oh so YUMMY!!!! I was one stalk of celery shy so I added an extra carrot. I increased the garlic to about 7 cloves, I used fresh baby spinach (chopped) and used chicken stock instead of broth. I also thawed some frozen meatballs to plop in this (for my kids). I was able to serve them up a bowl with meatballs and I ate mine without and it was SO filling! This was for lunch today and it makes WAY more than 6 (in my opinion). I hope this freezes well but I also look forward to having this for lunch again tomorrow. My kids loved it too!
     

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I am a married mother of three and live up in the mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah. I love to cook almost as much as I love to eat!
 
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