Easy Three Bean Soup
This three bean soup recipe is not only hearty and delicious, but it also freezes beautifully. That means that tonight's dinner is also next month's meal. It's worth making a double batch.
Servings: 5 Servings
Calories: 249kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 large celery stalk chopped
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt divided
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper divided
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 cups vegetable broth (See Note 1)
- 1 (14 ounce) can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 (14 ounce) can cannellini beans drained and rinsed (See Note 2)
- 1 (14 ounce) can red kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 (10 ounce) can Rotel (See Note 3)
- 3 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Add the onions, celery and bell pepper. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 7 to 8 minutes.
- Add the garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, thyme, bay leaf and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the broth, all of the beans and the Rotel. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a lively simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf. Stir in the parsley and lime juice. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Serve.
Notes
Note 1: If sodium is a concern, use reduced/low sodium vegetable broth. This affects the flavor of the finished product, but does allow you to add in less salt to achieve the seasoning you want.
Note 2: Use any white beans, such as cannellini beans, white kidney beans or Great Northern beans. A variety of beans can be used in this recipe, such as chickpeas, pinto beans, black beans, kidney beans and white beans.
Note 3: If you don't have access to Rotel, combine a 14-ounce can of diced tomatoes with a 4-ounce can of diced green chilies. A standard can of Rotel is 10 ounces, so use slightly more than half of the tomato/green chilies mixture.
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I provide nutritional information for my recipes as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using the Lose It! calculator. While I attempt to provide information that is as accurate as possible, you should calculate the nutritional information independently before relying on it.
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I provide nutritional information for my recipes as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using the Lose It! calculator. While I attempt to provide information that is as accurate as possible, you should calculate the nutritional information independently before relying on it.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 43.8g | Protein: 13.8g | Fat: 2.6g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 990mg | Fiber: 14.9g | Sugar: 7.1g
