italian white bean soup

(1 RATING)
45 Pinches
FALCON, CO
Updated on Mar 10, 2013

This is a recipe my husband and I came up with while trying to make a healthy bean soup we would really enjoy! It has a lot of roots in his Mother's Italian style of cooking when she was raising my husband and his 8 other siblings. Though we definitely scaled down the amount of soup made.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 45 Min
method Stove Top
yield 4 to 6

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 3 cups chopped spinach
  • 2 cans chicken broth, low salt
  • 1/8 pound proscuitto, thin sliced and chopped in small pieces
  • 2 cans white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 dashes italian seasoning
  • 1/8 teaspoon crused red pepper, or to taste
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons extra vigin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed garlic
  • - grated parmesano reggiano to taste each serving

How To Make italian white bean soup

  • Step 1
    Saute garlic and red pepper in extra virgin olive oil until garlic is slightly cooked and soft. Add the prosciutto, chopped onion and celery and cook until the celery is soft and onion is translucent, and prosciutto is slightly crisp.
  • Step 2
    Then add the broth and cook until the broth is hot, then add the canned beans and bring to a boil for 3 minutes and add the chopped Spinach and turn down heat and allow to simmer just 5 minutes then serve hot.
  • Step 3
    Add Grated Parmesano Reggiano Cheese to each serving as per individual taste. Great served with warm Italian Bread!

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Culture: Italian
Category: Bean Soups
Category: Other Soups
Keyword: #beans
Keyword: #spinach
Keyword: #proscuitto
Keyword: #reggiano
Keyword: #Parmesano
Ingredient: Beans/Legumes
Method: Stove Top

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