Cheesy White Bean Soup Food

CHEESY WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in large saucepot. Add enough water to cover beans by a few inches. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Simmer on medium-low heat 30 min. or until beans until tender. Let beans cool in their cooking liquid; drain. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 400°F. Cut off and discard top third of garlic bulb; drizzle with 1/2 tsp. oil. Wrap loosely in foil; place on baking sheet. Bake 40 min. or until tender. Cool completely. Squeeze garlic pulp from bulb; set aside.
• Heat remaining oil in large stockpot on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir 8 to 10 min. or until tender. Add beans, garlic pulp and broth; stir until blended. Bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min.
• Process soup, in batches, in blender until smooth. Return to pot. Add cheese; cook on medium heat until cheese is melted and soup is heated through, stirring constantly.

CHEESY WHITE BEAN-TOMATO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 475 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Fry the garlic until it's lightly golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste (be careful of splattering) and fry for 30 seconds, reducing the heat as needed to prevent the garlic from burning.
• Add the beans, water and generous pinches of salt and pepper and stir to combine. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top, then bake until the cheese has melted and browned in spots, 5 to 10 minutes. If the top is not as toasted as you'd like, run the skillet under the broiler for a minute or 2. Serve at once.

WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Saute garlic and onion until tender, approximately 5 minutes. Stir in carrot and corn, season with salt and pepper, and cook another 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, beans, tomatoes, thyme, savory, and parsley, and bring to a low boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook approximately one hour.
• Separate soup into 2 equal portions, and allow to cool to room temperature. Once cooled, puree half of the batch in a blender or food processor until smooth. Return both batches to the stockpot, and heat until warmed through. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Serve hot.

CHEESY BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a largish pot over medium heat render down the bacon until it's just crispy bits.
• Add the carrot, celery, and shallot and sautee until the carrot and celery start to become tender.
• Add the beef broth and cayenne pepper and bring to a simmer, simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the black beans and continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes, until the beans are heated through.
• Using a stick blender, (or your regular blender in batches), blend the soup until smooth.
• With the soup back on the heat stir in the Asiago until it's melted.
• Ladle the soup into individual crocks (or other broiler proof dishes) and top with a slice of the french bread. Sprinkle each round with grated Gouda. Broil on high for about 3 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Watch it carefully!