Creamy White Bean And Peanut Soup Food

CREAMY ITALIAN WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil. Cook onion and celery in oil for 5 to 8 minutes, or until tender. Add garlic, and cook for 30 seconds, continually stirring. Stir in beans, chicken broth, pepper, thyme and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and then simmer for 15 minutes.
• With slotted spoon, remove 2 cups of the bean and vegetable mixture from soup and set aside.
• In blender at low speed, blend remaining soup in small batches until smooth, (it helps to remove the center piece of the blender lid to allow steam to escape.) Once blended pour soup back into stock pot and stir in reserved beans.
• Bring to a boil, occasionally stirring. Stir in spinach and cook 1 minute or until spinach is wilted. Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat and serve with fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top.

CREAMY TUSCAN WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over low heat, add the olive oil. When hot, add the onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent and tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for another minute.
• Add 2 cans cannellini beans, vegetable broth, and rosemary. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool to a safe temperature for pureeing. Using an immersion blender or transferring the soup to a blender in batches, completely puree mixture. If the soup seems too thick, add additional broth (the soup should be thinner than baby food but thicker than a brothy soup).
• Return to medium-low heat. Stir in the remaining two cans beans and, if using, the heavy whipping cream. Return to a simmer.
• Taste and season with additional kosher salt and freshly ground pepper if desired. Serve with additional chopped fresh rosemary and a drizzle of olive oil if you like.

CREAMY WHITE BEANS WITH HERB OIL

Steps:

• Make the oil: In a food processor, combine chives, cilantro and basil, and pulse until finely chopped. Add olive oil, and pulse again until mixture is silky and emulsified. Transfer to a small bowl, stir in lemon juice and salt to taste. Set aside.
• Prepare the beans: In a 10-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook until translucent, about 1 minute. Add beans to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the flavors have melded, about 2 to 3 minutes. With the back of a spoon or spatula, smash about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of the beans and stir until they are incorporated into the rest of the bean mixture. A good portion of the remaining beans should maintain their structure.
• Add stock or water and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook until sauce becomes creamy and is reduced by about about half, about 1 to 2 minutes more. Smash additional beans and add a few more tablespoons of water, if needed, to reach desired consistency and stir again to combined.
• Transfer beans to a bowl and swirl with herb oil on top. Season with flaky salt, if desired.

CREAMY HAM AND BEANS

Steps:

• Add beans to boiling water and cook on high. Beans will soak up some water, so you will need to add more water later.
• As soon as beans can be mashed with fork, add ham and onions, let cook until beans and ham are done.
• Turn down to medium heat and add soup and cheese. Stir frequently while soup and cheese are mixed into the beans. When cheese is melted turn off heat and serve. Leftovers may be frozen.

CREAMY TUSCAN WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 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 onion5 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 rosemary1 teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning½ teaspoon of salt¼ 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 parmesan1 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

CREAM OF PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• MELT butter in medium saucepan. Cook celery and onion until onion is tender, but not browned. Stir in flour and cook about one minute. Whisk in chicken broth, cooking until thickened and bubbly.
• REMOVE from heat. Puree mixture in batches, in a blender, until smooth. Return to saucepan.
• ADD the peanut butter and milk, stirring to blend thoroughly. Heat through, but do not boil. Serve hot or cold. Garnish with snipped chives and chopped peanuts, if desired.

CREAMY WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 4 quart saucepan on medium high heat.
• Add onion, carrots and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until they are soft.
• Add beans, water, and seasonings.
• Stir and reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes or until carrots are tender.
• Take half of soup and blend in blender until smooth.
• Return soup to bean mixture in pan and stir.
• Ladle into bowls and drizzle with olive oil before serving.
• Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
• Note: You can add 2 cups of minced spinach after pureeing soup and cook until done.

CREAMY WHITE BEAN AND PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Place a saucepan with the olive oil over medium heat, and saute onions, celery, meat and garlic for 8 minutes.
• Add broth and next 3 ingredients, bringing to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add the peanut butter, stirring with a whisk.
• Cook 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve sprinkled with parsley.
• I usually omit the meat and puree the soup with my stick blender, enjoying the smooth, creamy texture.