[recipe] Savory Bean Spinach Soup

[Guest guest]

This fantastic vegetarian recipe was posted over on

the slow cooker by Tamara last week...

which is an omnivore group, but once in a while a

good veg or easy to convert to veg recipe will come

along. This is one soup for me; all of ingredients are

simple yet flavorful in this combination.

Cooking in a crock pot during the work week makes

meals simple. Thanks, Tamara!

 

Savory Bean Spinach Soup

 

Better Homes and Gardens

Makes 6 main-dish servings

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 5 to 7 hours (low), 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours (high)

 

3 14-oz cans vegetable broth

1 15-oz can tomato puree

1 15-oz can white or Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 cup converted rice

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp dried basil, crushed

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

8 cups coarsely chopped fresh spinach or kale leaves

Finely shredded Parmesan cheese

 

In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker combine broth, tomato puree, beans, rice,

onion, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper.

 

Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for

2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours. Stir spinach into soup. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

 

Makes 6 main-dish servings

 

~ PT ~