ITALIAN BEAN RAMEN

Italian Bean Ramen image

Beans, veggies, and instant ramen--this is the easiest meal you never knew you wanted.

Provided by Kempstr

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Noodle Soup Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
¾ teaspoon salt
5 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
3 medium carrots, sliced
2 large celery stalks, diced
1 medium potato, diced
4 cups water
1 (15.5 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles, coarsely broken in package (flavor packets discarded)
⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley
6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Heat oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Cook onion with salt, covered, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and rosemary and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add carrots, celery, potato, and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until carrots are tender, about 15 minutes.
Puree 1/2 cup of beans with 1 cup of soup broth in a blender. Add to soup along with remaining cup beans and diced tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Add ramen noodles, then reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in parsley.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese over each serving of soup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231 calories, Carbohydrate 28.7 g, Cholesterol 4.4 mg, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 771.3 mg, Sugar 4.9 g