Tuscan Bean Soup

I’m giddy about this ham and bean soup! It’s a light and refreshing soup. It really is. You can tell just by looking at it, can’t you.

This is the flavors of summer meet the flavors of fall.

A ham and bean soup meets the late summer harvest of zucchini, spinach and carrots.

Toss it all together in a giant pot with some chicken stock, dried herbs and then top it all off with a few pinchfuls of a rich shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese.

An amazing soup is ready in just 30 minutes!

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Tuscan Bean Soup

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Servings: 4 persons

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 small white onion, diced
• 4 whole carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 small zucchini, chopped
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 cup ham or bacon, diced
• 2 - 15 oz. cans cannellini beans, drained
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 6 oz. bag baby spinach
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Shaved or shredded Parmesan, as garnish
• Fresh bread, as side dish

Instructions

• In a large saucepan or stockpot, add the olive oil and saute the diced onion, chopped carrots and chopped zucchini with the minced garlic.
• Once the onions have become translucent, add the ham or bacon and saute another few minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in the beans and the stock and bring to bubbling.
• Once bubbling, stir in the baby spinach, basil, thyme and salt and pepper. Let simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, or until ready to serve.
• Warm and slice the bread.
• Serve Tuscan Bean Soup with Parmesan garnish and slice of fresh bread.

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