italian white bean soup

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Linda DeBenedittis
FALCON, CO

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.

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

Ingredients For italian white bean soup

  • 1 md
    sweet onion, chopped
  • 3 stalk
    celery, chopped
  • 3 c
    chopped spinach
  • 2 can
    chicken broth, low salt
  • 1/8 lb
    proscuitto, thin sliced and chopped in small pieces
  • 2 can
    white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 dash
    italian seasoning
  • 1/8 tsp
    crused red pepper, or to taste
  • 1 to 2 Tbsp
    extra vigin olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp
    crushed garlic
  • grated parmesano reggiano to taste each serving

How To Make italian white bean soup

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 3
    Add Grated Parmesano Reggiano Cheese to each serving as per individual taste. Great served with warm Italian Bread!
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