Vegetable Soup Recipe ⋮ Great Northern Bean Soup

Great hearty vegetarian or vegan meal.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 large potato, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground thyme
• 2 (15 ounce) cans great Northern beans, rinsed and drained

Cooking Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir carrots and celery into the onion mixture. Pour vegetable broth into the stockpot; add potato, bay leaves, basil, sea salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the vegetables are beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
3. Stir beans into the soup; continue simmering until the beans are hot and tender, about 20 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts

• calories414.3
• carbohydrateContent75.1 g
• fatContent5 g
• fiberContent15.8 g
• proteinContent19.8 g
• saturatedFatContent0.8 g
• sodiumContent949.7 mg
• sugarContent7.2 g