White Bean and Spinach Soup

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
5 min 15 min 2
White Bean and Spinach Soup
Health Highlights
High fiber and plant-based protein-rich meal.

Ingredients


1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 cup White onion (chopped)
1 clove(s) Garlic (minced)
1 large stalk(s) Celery (minced)
1/4 tsp, ground Thyme, dried
1 dash Oregano, dried (pinch)
1 pinch Sea Salt (to taste)
1 1/2 cup Great northern beans (cooked or 15 oz. can, drained and rinsed)
3 cup Vegetable stock/broth, low sodium
2 cup Spinach (fresh and chopped)
1/4 cup Parsley, fresh
1 tbsp Lemon juice

Instructions


  1. Heat olive oil over medium-low heat in a large pot.
  2. Add onion, garlic, celery, thyme, oregano, and a pinch of salt and sweat onions for 1-2 minutes until translucent.
  3. Add cooked beans and vegetable stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until onions and celery are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
  4. After a couple of minutes of cooking, stir in spinach and parsley until wilted. Add in lemon juice and serve.

Notes:

Quick Tips

  • You can use any combination of beans for this soup although white beans will provide the best taste and texture. Great northern beans are also known as Navy beans or Haricot beans.




Nutritional Highlights

  • Great northern beans are high in fiber and help with regularity, blood sugar, and cholesterol management. They're also a great source of plant-based protein, contain folate, magnesium, and iron.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 591
Calories from fat 80
Calories from saturated fat 13.7
Total Fat 8.9 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 8.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 21.1 g
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 216 mg
Potassium 2487 mg
Total Carbohydrate 96 g
Dietary Fiber 8.9 g
Sugars 10.3 g
Protein 36 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Meat Alternative 1.0
Vegetables 4.2

Energy sources


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