Tuscan white bean soup

Name: Tuscan white bean soup | Asda Good Living
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp butter; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 tsp dried mixed herbs; 500ml chicken stock; 2 x 300g cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 100g cherry tomatoes; 200g leftover ham, torn into pieces; 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley (optional); Crusty bread, to serve

This simple, satisfying dish is ideal when you've got cooked meat to use up.

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(2 votes)

Cook: 35 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: £1.25 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 403g serving contains

Energy
1265kj
302kcal

15%

Fat
12.5g

Med
18%

Saturates
4g

Med
20%

Sugars
7.7g

Med
9%

Salt
1.61g

High
27%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
314kj/75kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp butter

1 large onion, chopped

2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tsp dried mixed herbs

500ml chicken stock

2 x 300g cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

100g cherry tomatoes

200g leftover ham, torn into pieces

2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley (optional)

Crusty bread, to serve

Method

Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pan and cook the onion and carrots for 5 minutes until soft.

Add the garlic and herbs and cook over a low heat for 1 minute. Pour in the stock and add the beans. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 15 minutes. Add the tomatoes and ham, and cook for 5 minutes more.

Scatter on the parsley, if using, and season with black pepper. Serve with bread.