Quick White Bean and Spinach Soup

Name: Quick White Bean and Spinach Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
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

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Recipe by Ms B.

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.

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READY IN: 20mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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
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cup low-sodium V8 juice
salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
red pepper flakes, to taste

DIRECTIONS

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

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