Name: Italian White Bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 oz pancetta (I usually use the entire pkg which is 4oz); 1 small yellow onion (finely chopped); 2 carrots (finely chopped); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 4 cups chicken broth or stock; 2 cans cannellini beans (drained and rinsed); 2 cups baby spinach (chopped); salt and pepper; 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf (italian) parsley (minced)

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We have enjoyed this soup for years. It’s easy, healthy and delicious! Perfect for a chilly weeknight dinner.

Italian White Bean Soup

This is one of our go to soup recipes. It's healthy and delicious and always hits the spot.

Course #dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword #healthy, #soup

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Servings 4

Author Williams-Sonoma

Ingredients

Soup

2 tbsp olive oil
3 oz pancetta (I usually use the entire pkg which is 4oz)
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 carrots finely chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp tomato paste
4 cups chicken broth or stock
2 cans cannellini beans drained and rinsed
2 cups baby spinach chopped
salt and pepper
2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf (italian) parsley minced

Instructions

Saute the vegtables

Use a large soup pan and heat it to med-low heat. Once it is warm heat up the olive oil. Then add the pancetta and cook it until it browns slightly for 5 minutes.
Raise the heat to medium and add the onion and carrots. Saute until the vegtables are soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the garlic and oregano and cook stirring until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Finish the soup

Stir in the tomato paste, mixing it well. Add the broth and beans.
Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-high. Add the spinach and cook it until wilted, about 10 minutes.
Season with salt & pepper.
Put the soup into bowls and top it with parsley and serve.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is from a cookbook by William-Sonoma called the Weeknight Cook. I love how easy to follow the recipes are laid out in William-Sonoma cookbooks and I always find myself returning to their recipes. I can no longer find this cookbook online but it is one of our favorite and easy soups that you won’t want to miss. We serve it with a roll that is good to dip into the soup to soak up the yummy flavors. Enjoy!!

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