Italian Bean and Vegetable Soup
Made with prepared chicken stock, canned beans, and a colorful combination of vegetables, this easy Italian bean and vegetable soup is perfect for winter.
By Yankee Magazine|Mar 23 2022|
Italian Bean and Vegetable Soup
Photo Credit: Aimee TuckerMade with prepared chicken stock, canned beans, and a colorful combination of vegetables, this easy Italian bean and vegetable soup is the perfect fall or winter soup recipe.
Note: This recipe makes a lot, so you can eat it for lunch all week long, or freeze half for later. If you prefer, you can halve the recipe for a smaller amount.
Yield
8-10 servings
Ingredients
2 (15-ounce) cans canellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
4-5 stalks celery, diced
4-5 medium carrots, diced
3 small zucchini, diced
3 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
8 cups chicken broth
2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
3-4 cups (or one 5 oz. bag) baby spinach leaves, stems trimmed
Freshly grated Parmesan, optional
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, zucchini, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Add the broth, tomatoes (including the juice), and beans. Then add the spinach leaves and simmer until the spinach is wilted. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan or crusty bread.
Do you think this could be made in a slow cooker/crockpot?
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Love the recipes. Love New England states.
I have made this in my crockpot. Cooked low 5-7 hours. Excellent!
Are there instructions of how to cook this recipe in a crockpot?
This soup recipe is ripe for substitutions and still turns out great! (Fresh herbs straight from our New England garden didn’t hurt it either! )
This soup recipe looks delicious. I can’t wait to try it. Since I have ckd I am going to try making it without the canned tomatoes but thought I would add chopped fresh tomatoes that I canned without salt added.
The delicious-looking photo shows sliced zucchini yet the instructions call for diced. Not the right photo for the recipe perhaps?
Family favorite recipe.
We took Italian sausage out of its casing, fried it up and added it to the pot for a little extra. Awesome. Just not sure how long best to cook it.
My go to soup is similar but with more beans. Garlic, olive oil, escarole, chicken stock, petite diced tomatoes, 1can each of chick peas, cannellini beans and red kidney beans. Add cooked macaroni , oregano , basil and black pepper. Green beans another suggestion. Oh forgot zucchini.
Can vegetable broth be substituted for the chicken broth? I’m a vegetarian. Thanks
Definitely!