Best White Bean Soup With Rosemary And Parmesan Recipes
ROSEMARY WHITE BEAN SOUP
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, cover the beans with water by at least 1-inch and leave them in the refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight. Drain.
- In a large stockpot over low to medium heat, saute the onions with the olive oil until the onions are translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the garlic and cook over low heat for 3 more minutes. Add the drained white beans, rosemary, chicken stock, and bay leaf. Cover, bring to a boil, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, until the beans are very soft. Remove the rosemary branch and the bay leaf. Pass the soup through the coarsest blade of a food mill, or place in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until coarsely pureed. Return the soup to the pot to reheat and add salt and pepper, to taste. Serve hot.
SLOW-COOKER WHITE BEAN PARMESAN SOUP
Parmesan rinds are magic. After a long braise, that hard, waxy scrap infuses the entire soup with its rich, distinctive flavor. Here, they make a wholesome soup taste like an incredible indulgence. So don't ever throw them away. They keep in the freezer indefinitely. The wheat berries here are also a great match for the slow cooker. While they may not be the most glamorous grains, they hold their shape and take a conveniently long time to get tender. You can find them at many grocery or natural-foods stores, as well as online. But you can also substitute farro or spelt (whole grains but not pearled). Just note that they'll cook faster and may end up quite soft after an 8-hour cook time.
Provided by Sarah DiGregorio
Categories dinner, lunch, weekday, soups and stews, main course
Time 10h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Put the soaked, drained beans in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker, and season them generously with salt and pepper. Add the Parmesan rinds and the wheat berries.
- Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, season generously with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the fennel. Continue to cook, stirring often, until the fennel is softened and the onion is lightly browned, about 5 more minutes. Add the celery and garlic, and cook, stirring, until just softened, about 1 minute. Add the fennel seeds and red pepper, and cook, stirring constantly, until combined and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the rosemary and the wine and let the wine bubble until the pan is almost dry, about 2 minutes.
- Scrape the mixture from the skillet into the slow cooker. Add the stock, and season it: Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, if you are using low-sodium broth, or 1 teaspoon salt, if using homemade unsalted stock. (Do not add salt now if you are using fully salted broth.) Stir to combine, and cook on low until the wheat berries are tender and the beans are creamy, about 8 to 10 hours. (Taste the beans to make sure they are creamy; they can vary in their cooking time depending on their age.) The soup can hold well on warm for 1 to 2 additional hours.
- Before serving, remove and discard the rosemary sprigs. Stir in the parsley, lemon juice, and reserved fennel fronds. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary. Serve in bowls topped generously with grated Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 715, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 86 grams, Fat 23 grams, Fiber 18 grams, Protein 42 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 1191 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams
WHITE BEAN AND ROSEMARY SOUP
I was at a "soup party" the other day and this was one of the soups presented and shared. FANTASTIC! The hostess also made the same recipe only reduced the broth by 2 cups and added ground cooked turkey to make it like a chili.(THIS MAKES IT NON-VEGETARIAN, unless you use an alternative) Cheeses and hot pepper flakes were set tableside so everyone could add to their liking. I love that this is a healthy and versatile soup. "Beans are full of healthy phytochemicals. In addition to this, beans contain a lot of dietary fiber. This is important because research now suggests that getting fiber from FOOD sources is the key to reducing risk of many cancers, including colon cancer. Fiber from fiber supplements does not appear to reduce risk of colon cancer. Try this tasty recipe for white bean soup to get more fiber and phytochemicals into your diet!" Adopted from the Caring4Cancer newsletter
Provided by Chef1MOM-Connie
Categories Beans
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Rinse well and drain white beans. Rinsing away the liquid around canned beans can help cut down on the amount of gas you may experience from beans.
- In a large pot, warm the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery. Saute while stirring lightly until vegetables are soft (5 to 10 minutes).
- Add garlic and rosemary and saute for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add drained beans and vegetable stock.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer gently for 20 to 30 minutes.
- After simmering, place 1/3 to ½ of the bean soup in the blender.
- Carefully blend until thick and smooth. Caution: Be very careful when blending, letting steam and heat escape every few seconds, by lifting blender lid slowly throughout blending. If steam and heat build up, the lid can blow off the blender.
- Return blended soup to pot and stir to mix.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle each bowl with a little parmesan cheese.
- See above for chili variation.
- * if you do not like pureed soup, do not use the blender method just eat as cooked. I like it without the blender method.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.5, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 5.5, Sodium 141.6, Carbohydrate 52.3, Fiber 12, Sugar 3.8, Protein 18.7
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