White Bean Soup

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 308.5

Total Fat: 7.7 g
Cholesterol: 27.6 mg
Sodium: 827.9 mg
Total Carbs: 40.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 10.0 g
Protein: 19.3 g

View full nutritional breakdown of White Bean Soup calories by ingredient

Introduction

This is a hearty soup that also has a lot of protein. This is a hearty soup that also has a lot of protein.

Minutes to Prepare: 60

Minutes to Cook: 150

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 small bag white beans (Navy or great northern)

2 cloves garlic chopped small

1 tbsp dried thyme

2 whole bay leafs

3 slices turkey bacon

1 medium onion chopped

1 cup chopped carrots

4 cups chicken broth (low sodium)

2 cups left over cooked ham

3 medium potatoes

1 tbsp EVOO

2 cups water

Directions

Soak beans overnight covered in water
Drain in the morning when ready to start soup

In a large soup pot, cook bacon until barely crispy - remove
Add EVOO, chopped onion and garlic saute until onions/garlic are soft.
add chicken broth, bay leafs, thyme, dijon mustard, brown sugar, cubed potatoes, carrots, cubed ham.
Cut up bacon and add back to pot.
Bring to a boil.
Lower heat and simmer until vegetables and beans are soft. Adding water to maintain some fluid.
I allowed my soup to cook most of the day. This caused the soup to be almost stew like.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TBUSHELL.