Italian Bean Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 227.4
  • Total Fat: 3.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 758.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 37.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
  • Protein: 10.8 g

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Introduction

A hearty bean soup A hearty bean soup
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 tsp olive oil
    1 leek - washed and chopped
    1 garlic clove - crushed
    2 tsp dried oregano
    3/4 cup fresh green beans - trimmed and cut into bite size pieces
    15 oz can Cannellini beans - drained and rinsed
    1/2 to 1 cup whole wheat pasta spirals
    1 quart vegetable stock
    8 cherry tomatoes
    freshly ground pepper
    3 tbsp freshly shredded basil (can substitute 3 tsp dried basil)

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan. Add leek, oregano and garlic, cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionaly.

Stir in green beans and cannellini beans. Stir in pasta and add stock.

Bring stock mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer.

Cook for 12-15 minutes depending on your preference for the pasta tenderness. Stir occasionally.

In a frying pan, dry-fry cherry tomatoes until they soften and the skins begin to blacken. Then cruch tomatoes with the back of a spoon and add to soup.

Season with freshly ground pepper and shredded basil. Stir and serve.

Makes 4 servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KMORAN99.