Saturday, December 18, 2010

Herbed Vegetable & White Bean Soup

Prep. Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6

1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup onion, diced
2 celery ribs, diced
1 large carrot (or 10 baby carrots), peeled and diced
2 zucchini, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
5 cups water
3 to 4 chicken or vegetable bouillon cubes
1/2 cup white rice
1 tsp fresh lemon zest
2 Tbsp dry parsley (or 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped)
1/2 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 cups cooked navy beans (or 1 can cannellini), drained and rinsed
Parmesan cheese

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.  Cook onion, celery, carrot, and zucchini for 5 minutes.  Add garlic and cook 1 minute.  Add water, bouillon, rice, dried seasonings (if using fresh, add at the end), and pepper; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.  Add beans and cook for 2 minutes.  Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

Tip: I used my food chopper and the preparation was so fast and easy!


This is the original recipe.

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