Best Spinach And Bean Soup Recipes

SPINACH AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until tender, 30-45 seconds. Stir in 2 cans of beans, pepper and broth., Puree mixture using an immersion blender. Or puree in a blender and return to pan. Stir in remaining can of beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Stir in spinach and basil; cook, uncovered, until spinach is wilted, 2-4 minutes. If desired, serve with cheese.

WHITE BEAN AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Place white beans into a large container and cover with water; let soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain beans, reserving 2 cups soaking water.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and carrots; cook and stir until tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add beans, reserved soaking water, broth, garlic, and bay leaf. Simmer, covered, until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
• Discard bay leaf. Pour half the soup into a blender. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; puree until smooth. Stir pureed soup back into the pot. Season with parsley, salt, and black pepper.

SPINACH AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine baby spinach and carrot in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir shallot and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in spinach and carrot mixture, chicken stock, white beans, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat and stir in lemon juice. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth.

WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND FRESH SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add sausages (remove the castings) and saute until beginning to brown, breaking into small pieces, about 5 minutes.
• Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, basil,rosemary, red pepper and sage. Saute until vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
• Add broth, tomatoes with juice and beans. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender and flavors blend, about 15 minutes.
• Just before serving bring to a simmer and stir in the spinach to wilt.
• Ladle hot soup into pre-heated bowls.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

SPINACH AND LEEK WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or soup pot over medium heat. Add the leeks and garlic; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, cannellini beans, bay leaves and cumin. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, and stir in the couscous. Cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in spinach and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

CURRIED POTATO, SPINACH AND GARBANZO BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Transfer 1/3 cup garbanzo beans to small plate. Using fork, mash beans to paste.
• Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until beginning to brown, about 6 minutes. Add curry powder; stir 10 seconds. Add potatoes and stir to coat. Add broth, coconut milk, whole garbanzo beans and mashed garbanzo beans. Bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until potatoes are tender, about 18 minutes. Add spinach; stir until spinach wilts, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

WHITE BEAN, SAUSAGE AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, warm olive oil over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, stirring until browned all over, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Discard all but 1 tbs of fat from pot.
• Add onion and garlic to pan and cook stirring often, until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Return sausage to pot and add chicken broth, 3 cups water and beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in spinach until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Season with salt (if you desire0 A ndpep per) and pepper.

WHITE BEAN, CHICKEN AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Add oil to large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, celery, and carrot and sauté for 6 to 8 minutes or until begin to soften. Stir in bay leaves and sauté 1 minute. Add chicken broth and water and bring to boil. Reduce heat and stir in chicken and beans. Simmer gently 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is tender. Stir in spinach and remove from heat. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until spinach wilts. Stir in oregano, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Serve immediately.

HAM AND BEAN SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In a medium stock pot, saute ham in oil and butter until lightly browned, about 5 minutes, add onion, celery, carrots and garlic over medium heat, until vegetables are softened, not brown.
• Add chicken broth and seasonings; simmer 15-20 minutes.
• Stir in cannellini beans, spinach and parsley.
• Cook briefly just until spinach wilts, about 2-4 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• In a small bowl, combine eggs and Parmesan with a whisk, I like to temper the egg/cheese mixture by adding 2 Tablesppons of the hot liquid from the soup, to the egg/cheese and stir quickly after each addition, then add egg mixture into the soup and stir until smooth.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

KALE, SPINACH, AND CANNELLINNI BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté onions, carrots, and celery in olive oil for 5-10 minutes until slightly tender.
• add kale and spinach and cool until wilted.
• Add everything else and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• turn heat to low and summer for 15-30 minutes or until all veggies are fully cooked.

CREAMY BEAN SOUP WITH FRESH HERBS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and sauté until onions are golden, about 15 minutes. Add rosemary and stir 1 minute. Add all broth and beans. Bring soup to boil; reduce to medium-low and simmer until flavors blend, about 10 minutes.
• Working in batches, transfer soup to blender and puree until smooth; return to pot. Mix in spinach and sage; stir until spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle each with Parmesan cheese and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, if desired.

CHEF JON'S WHITE BEAN, CHICKEN AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan, sautee the shallots & garlic in the olive oil.
• Add water,chicken base, tomatoes, beans, diced chicken, rosemary, basil and oregano to pot. Season with black and red pepper. Bring to boil.
• Add pasta and cook 12 minutes. If the soup seems too thick for your liking add more water.
• Add spinach and cook until wilted.
• Serve topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

SPINACH AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Saute' garlic in oil.
• Add tomatoes, one can of the beans (undrained), salt, pepper and the broth.
• Bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, puree' the second can of beans in a blender.
• Add to the tomato/bean mixture. Stir to blend well.
• Add the spinach, stir to blend.
• Return to boiling.
• Turn heat down and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add herb of choice (oregano and basil make a great combo, to taste.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Serve.

SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH FENNEL AND SPINACH

Steps:

• If you have soaked beans over night, drain the pot and refill with cold water, 2 inches above beans. Bring the pot to a simmer and skim off any foam that bubbles to top. Turn down heat to a low simmer and add bay leaf, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 cup of chicken stock, 3 smashed garlic cloves, 2 sprigs of thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt. It should simmer on low for 1 hour, stirring occasionally so that beans will not stick to bottom. Add more stock if needed. In a saute pan, heat oil and saute the onions, carrots, celery, and fennel until are soft about ten minutes. Careful not to brown. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the vegetables to the bean pot and stir. If you have a stick blender, carefully immerse into the pot, and blend by pulsing 6-7 times. You don't want it completely blended, only by half. If you don't have a stick blender, use a regular blender. Carefully place 1/2 bean vegetable mix into blender and pulse. In a skillet sauté sausage with red chile peppers, breaking it into little pieces, until lightly browned. Add the wine and 2 remaining tablespoons tomato paste and vegetable concentrate or bullion . Simmer until reduced and thickened. Add all the bean and vegetable mix into the dutch oven, along with the sausage and parsley. Adjust taste for salt and fresh pepper. Cover and bake for 2 hours on 325. Remove lid, and swirl in spinach. Cool 5 minutes before serving. *If using canned beans, drain and rinse with cold water. Place in pot with 1 cup of cold water). Bring to a low simmer and add bay leaf, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 cup of chicken stock, 3 smashed garlic cloves, 2 sprigs of thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (omit if beans are not low sodium). Simmer low for only 5-10 minutes. Set aside and proceed with the recipe.

WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH QUINOA, SPINACH, AND SHIITAKES

Steps:

• Place the cannellini beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Or, bring the beans and water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Once boiling, turn off the heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse the beans before using.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the canola oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the mushrooms, and cook until they soften and begin to give up their juices, about 4 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the pot, and set aside. Heat the remaining tablespoon of canola oil in the pot, and stir in the sliced onions. Cook and stir until the onions have caramelized to a dark brown, about 15 minutes.
• Pour in the wine and rosemary, and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, add the drained beans, and enough water to cover the beans by 1 inch. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir in the cooked mushrooms and quinoa; continue cooking until the beans and the quinoa are tender, about 20 minutes more. Remove from the heat, and stir in the spinach leaves until wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

QUICK WHITE BEAN AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium pan.
• Add the spinach and allow to boil for a bit and wilt down the leaves, stirring often.
• Reduce heat and add the rinsed and drained beans, roasted garlic, and V-8 juice.
• Simmer gently for 5-10 minutes.
• Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, to taste.

WHITE BEAN, SPINACH AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add sausage, onions, and garlic.
• Cook until sausage is browned.
• Add spinach and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Add broth, picante sauce, and beans.
• Heat to boil to bring flavors together.

SAVORY BEAN AND SPINACH SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a 3-1/2 or 4-quart slow cooker combine broth, tomato puree, beans, rice, onion, garlic, basil, salt and pepper.
• Cover; cook on low setting for 5 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours.
• Stir spinach into soup; serve with Parmesan cheese.

SPINACH AND LEEK WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or soup pot over medium heat. Add the leeks and garlic; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, cannellini beans, bay leaves and cumin. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, and stir in the couscous. Cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in spinach and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
• This makes a thick soup. Add additional broth if you prefer a thinner consistency.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Drain and rinse the black beans and wash the veggies.
• Put two cans of the black beans in a blender with the broth, salsa, cumin, and pepper.
• Blend for two minutes.
• Add spinach and mushrooms, and blend for another four minutes, or until smooth.
• Pour into soup pan with remaining can of black beans, and cook for 20-25 minute.
• Serve as is, or with sour cream and corn chips.