Creamy Tuscan White Bean Soup

This Creamy Tuscan White Bean Soup is easy to make and packed full of the flavors of Tuscany.  

Soup and crusty bread is the ultimate comfort food, and this soup is so easy to make!!! With a few cans of beans and some rosemary, garlic, and parmesan, you can have a creamy bean soup that is packed with flavor and ready in under 20 minutes! 

The perfect meal for winter, this soup tastes delicious but is remarkably healthy. Pureeing white beans gives your soup a smooth, creamy texture without the need to add heavy cream!

How to make Tuscan White Bean Soup

This soup really is so simple to make. 

• Saute some onions and garlic in olive oil.
• Add some drained canned white beans.
• Pour over vegetable broth and some pureed beans.
• Add in rosemary and Italian herbs.
• Simmer until hot and season with salt and pepper
• Finish with parmesan and fresh spinach.

What beans to use for Creamy Bean Soup

This soup uses canned beans! Which makes it quick to cook and super convenient! 

Things to add to White Bean Soup

This Creamy Tuscan Bean Soup recipe is delicious as written, but if you want to change it up a little, try these adaptions:

• Cook bacon or pancetta in olive oil before you start, then use a slotted spoon to remove the meat and use the oil for cooking the onion and garlic. Add the crispy bacon to the soup as you serve.
• Add some chopped mushrooms to the onion mixture at the beginning of the recipe. 
• Use kale or arugula instead of spinach.
• Instead of the parmesan, serve the soup garnished with mini mozzarella balls.
• Instead of rosemary, add fresh basil to the soup when it has finished cooking
• Add red pepper flakes to the finished soup.
• Add the zest of a lemon to the soup and serve with lemon wedges.
• Add leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken to the soup and allow it to heat through.

Enjoy x

For more delicious soups why not try:

• Chicken Sausage, White Bean and Kale Soup
• Lentil Soup with Lemon and Rosemary
• Spiced Coconut Potato Soup
• French Shrimp Soup 
• Vegetarian Noodle Soup with Roasted Carrot
• Pasta with Chicken Broth, Butter and Parmesan

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Creamy Tuscan White Bean Soup

This Creamy Tuscan White Bean Soup is easy to make and packed full of the flavors of Tuscany. Soup and crusty bread is the ultimate comfort food, and this bean soup is so easy to make! With a few tins of beans, rosemary, garlic, and parmesan, you can have a creamy bean soup that is packed with flavor and ready in under 20 minutes! The perfect meal for winter, this soup tastes delicious but is remarkably healthy, with a smooth, creamy texture without the need to add heavy cream!

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Lunch, Main

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 4

Calories: 518kcal

Author: Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts

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Ingredients

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• 3 cans white beans (15 oz./420g cans) - see note 1
• 1 onion - see note 2
• 5 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
• 2 cups vegetable broth - see note 3
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ cup grated parmesan
• 1 cup fresh spinach tightly packed

Instructions

• Empty the contents of one of the cans of beans (beans and liquid) into a blender and puree until smooth.

  1 can of beans
  
  
• Drain the remaining two cans and set them to one side.

  2 cans of beans
  
  
• Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic cloves.

  1 onion
  5 garlic cloves
  
  
• Pour the oil into a large saucepan.

  2 tablespoons olive oil
  
  
• Add the chopped onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.
• Add the chopped garlic and cook for an additional minute.
• Add the 2 cans of drained beans to the pan and stir to coat in the olive oil.
• Tip in the pureed beans, then rinse the blender out with the vegetable broth and add this to the soup.

  2 cups vegetable broth
  
  
• Add the rosemary, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper.

  1 tablespoon of chopped fresh rosemary
  1 teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning
  ½ teaspoon of salt
  ¼ teaspoon of black pepper
  
  
• Bring the soup to a simmer and cook gently for 10 minutes over low heat.
• Remove the soup from the heat and add in the grated parmesan and fresh spinach leaves.

  ½ cup of grated parmesan
  1 cup of fresh spinach leaves
  
  
• Stir to melt the cheese and wilt the spinach.
• Taste the soup and add more salt and pepper to taste.

  salt and pepper to taste
  
  

Notes

1. You can use Navy Beans (Pea Beans), Great Northern Beans, Cannellini Beans, or Baby Lima Beans (Butterbeans) for this soup.
2. Any onion will work- white, brown, or red.
3. Feel free to substitute in chicken stock.

Nutrition

Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 976mg | Potassium: 1607mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1076IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 408mg | Iron: 10mg

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