Basic Italian Bean Soup
Soups, Stews and Chili Soup Beans and Peas
Simple and basic Italian bean soup. Great for a quick fix during the week. My Italian mother-in-law rattled this one out to me over the phone years ago. So glad I wrote it down quick! She doesn't remember telling me. The kids love it for a simple and quick dinner.
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories per serving: 210
Preparation time: 10m
Total cooking time: 25m
Ingredients:
- olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, or more to taste
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 24 ounces prepared cannellini beans
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
- 1 Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes; add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more.
- 2 Pour tomato sauce into the pot; stir. Add cannelini beans, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the beans are hot, 5 to 7 minutes more.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 4.3g | 7% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | |
| Sodium | 997mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 494mg | 14% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 34.6g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber | 9.3g | 37% |
| Protein | 8.9g | 18% |
| Sugars | 6g | |
| Vitamin A | 508IU | |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | |
| Calcium | 99mg | |
| Iron | 4mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 24mg | |
| Folate | 21mcg |
