Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Tuscan White Bean Minestrone is for Dinner.

Tuscan White Bean Minestrone takes several minutes to prepare.

Tuscan White Bean Minestrone takes 130 minutes to cook.

Tuscan White Bean Minestrone makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Tuscan White Bean Minestrone are:

1 1/2 cups Great Northern white beans, dried
3 quarts water
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup olive oil
6 slices bacon, diced
1/3 cups finely chopped parsley
2 large onions, chopped fine
Leaves from 3 stalks celery, chopped fine
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
4 tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 carrots, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
3 or more cups beef broth
2 cups chopped cabbage
2 cups chopped zuchinni
4 Swiss chard leaves, sliced
2 teaspoons dried basil, or 1 Tablespoon fresh chopped

1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Here is how you make Tuscan White Bean Minestrone:

Soak beans overnight in water to cover (or use quick soak instructions on package). Drain and simmer the beans in water with 2 tsp salt. Cook until tender, about 1-1.5 hours. Puree beans and cooking liquid in blender or food processor. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat, don't let reach smoke point. Add the bacon, parsley, celery leaves, and thyme and cook, stirring constantly 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, carrots, celery, beef broth and bean puree. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes. Add the cabbage, zuchinni, and Swiss chard. Add more broth if necessary. Simmer another 20 minutes. Stir in the basil and taste to correct seasonings. Serve with the parmesan cheese.Makes about 12 1-cup servings.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AUDREYSMOMMY.

The nutritional information for Tuscan White Bean Minestrone is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 152.9

• Total Fat: 8.4 g
• Cholesterol: 7.9 mg
• Sodium: 803.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Protein: 7.6 g

Tuscan White Bean Minestrone is Italian cuisine.