Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Italian Bean Soup is for Soup.

Italian Bean Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Italian Bean Soup takes 15 minutes to cook.

Italian Bean Soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Bean Soup are:

2 tsp olive oil
1 leek - washed and chopped
1 garlic clove - crushed
2 tsp dried oregano
3/4 cup fresh green beans - trimmed and cut into bite size pieces
15 oz can Cannellini beans - drained and rinsed
1/2 to 1 cup whole wheat pasta spirals
1 quart vegetable stock
8 cherry tomatoes
freshly ground pepper
3 tbsp freshly shredded basil (can substitute 3 tsp dried basil)

Here is how you make Italian Bean Soup:

Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan. Add leek, oregano and garlic, cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionaly.Stir in green beans and cannellini beans. Stir in pasta and add stock.Bring stock mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer.Cook for 12-15 minutes depending on your preference for the pasta tenderness. Stir occasionally.In a frying pan, dry-fry cherry tomatoes until they soften and the skins begin to blacken. Then cruch tomatoes with the back of a spoon and add to soup.Season with freshly ground pepper and shredded basil. Stir and serve.Makes 4 servings.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KMORAN99.

The nutritional information for Italian Bean Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 227.4

• Total Fat: 3.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 758.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
• Protein: 10.8 g

Italian Bean Soup is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Italian Bean Soup is Vegetarian