Creamy Italian White Bean Soup
4.5
Ingredients
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 50 min
Instructions
- 1 Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, and cook for 30 seconds, continually stirring.
- 2 Stir in beans, chicken broth, pepper, thyme, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- 3 Use a slotted spoon to remove 2 cups of bean and vegetable mixture from soup; set aside.
- 4 Blend remaining soup in small batches in a blender at low speed until smooth — it helps to remove the center piece of the blender lid to allow steam to escape.
- 5 Pour blended soup back into pot; stir in reserved beans.
- 6 Bring soup to a boil, occasionally stirring. Stir in spinach and until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.
- 7 Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat. Serve soup with freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top.
By colleenlora