Hearty Vegetable Bean Soup Food

HEARTY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Pour water over navy beans in a large container to cover by several inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Combine soaked beans, chicken broth, water, onion, celery, garlic, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until beans are almost tender, about 1 hour.
• Stir tomato paste and sea salt into bean mixture; simmer soup another 45 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Ladle about half the soup into a large bowl; pour soup into a blender, working in batches, filling blender no more than half full. Hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth. Pour pureed soup into pot with unblended soup; stir in parsley and adjust salt and pepper to taste.

HEARTY VEGETABLE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, saute the carrots, zucchini, onion and red pepper in oil until crisp-tender. Add the broth, beans, tomatoes, corn, cumin and cayenne; bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in cilantro.

HEARTY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, combine the celery, onion, carrots, tomatoes, tomato-vegetable juice, water, leek, potato, peas, corn, beans, rice, soy sauce, thyme, ground black pepper, garlic powder and dill weed.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

TUSCAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl mash half of the beans with a masher or the back of a spoon, and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the broth and tomatoes with the juice and bring to a boil. Add the mashed and whole beans and the spinach leaves and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve topped with Parmesan, if desired.

VEGETABLE-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add carrots, celery, and onion and cook until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and season with salt and pepper; cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add beans, tomatoes, broth, and parsley and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide soup among four bowls and serve with Parmesan.

HEARTY VEGETABLE AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In pot on medium heat, melt butter. Add flour to thicken. Add 1 box of vegetable stock.
• Boil all beans, tomatoes, onions and celery.
• After 10 minutes, add other box of vegetable stock.
• Add all spices. Cook for about an hour. Then add potatoes and pasta. Cook until tender.
• Add salt to taste.

HEARTY VEGETABLE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the butter. When the butter has melted, add the onion, parsnips, carrots, celery and green beans. Cook, covered, 7-8 minutes, stirring after 3½ minutes. Uncover and add the garlic. Cook an additional 30 seconds. The vegetables should be softened, but still have a slight bite.
• In a large stockpot or Dutch oven, add all remaining ingredients except the garnish ingredients (grated Parmesan and Gruyere cheeses).
• Stir well and bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables have softened and the mixture has thickened and reduced to your liking. Remove the remaining Parmesan rind and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with grated Parmesan or Gruyere and serve with crusty baguette and salad.
• Enjoy!

HEALTHY, HEARTY VEGETABLE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook first three ingredients in one gallon water until beans are almost done.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook until vegetables are tender.
• Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
• This recipe is from a restaurant in Columbus Ohio where it is the speciality.
• It sells out every cold, rainy, dreary day we have.
• I have written the recipe exactly as it was given to me by the chef.
• I know it is a little sketchy, but I've made this soup many many times and it always turns out.