Winter Bean and Pesto Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 15
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 100.0
  • Total Fat: 0.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
  • Sodium: 436.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
  • Protein: 5.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Winter Bean and Pesto Soup calories by ingredient



Number of Servings: 15

Ingredients

    2 medium carrots, diced
    1 medium turnip, diced (3 cups)
    2 large leeks, white only, sliced (2 cups)
    2 stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
    5.25 cups vegetable broth
    2 cans cannellini beans
    1 can navy beans
    1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
    3 bay leaves
    2 cups basil leaves
    3 T parmesan cheese
    3 garlic cloves



Directions

Heat the carrots, turnip, leeks, celery and 1 3/4 cups of the broth in a 6-quart saucepot over medium-high heat to a boil.

Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender-crisp.

Reserve 1/2 cup of the broth. Stir the remaining broth, beans, bay leaf, and red pepper in the saucepot and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Place the basil, parmesan, garlic and the reserved broth in a food processor and puree until smooth.

Serve soup topped with basil mixture.

Serving Size: 15 1/2 cup servings

Number of Servings: 15

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HUGGYFACE.