Don’t you just love soups that are simple and quick to make? Soups like this White Bean Soup, that are easy to prepare, nutritious and full of flavor, seem too good to be true 
It is always welcome in my home to be prepared when pressed for time. This white bean soup is delicious and comforting. Enjoy!
Ingredients
(4 Servings)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 scallion, chopped
1 small carrot, peeled and chopped
2 cans white beans, drained
5 cups chicken, beef or vegetable stock
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Salt and pepper
Cooked bacon for garnish
Directions
Heat the oil in a medium pot, add the onions and carrots, cook for 3 minutes, add the garlic and scallions and cook for 1 minute more.
Add the beans, stock, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook for about 30 minutes over medium heat. Add the cilantro and cook for 5 minutes more.
Transfer the soup to a blender and blend until smooth. Return to the pot and bring to a boil. Remove the pot from the heat and serve warm.
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Baking is my Zen
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 12:25 PM:
I like this! Especially the ‘easy’ part. I will be trying this soon!
Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Sandra g
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 12:43 PM:
Erica this soup looks so good, can’t wait to try it, I think I’m going to use canary beans to make it! Yum!
Bo
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 1:58 PM:
Sounds delicious!
Erica
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 2:49 PM:
Thank you guys!
rebecca subbiah
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 3:25 PM:
oh wow great protein packed soup love it happy valentines girlie
my boyfriend cooks for me
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 5:31 PM:
This looks beautiful!
Lyndsey
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 6:52 PM:
Yes, I do love soups that are simple and quick to make, as long as they taste good! I’m making this one tonight! (I’m not kidding) I was wondering what to have for supper without going out to buy anything. This is perfect and I have everything I need, even the bacon! Thanks! I love you pics too!
Arlene
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 6:56 PM:
I want to make this soup this week. I’m assuming the white beans are cannellini? It looks delicious.
Erica
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 7:02 PM:
Arlene- Yes, they are!
Joy
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 7:28 PM:
What a great soup! I have a nice jar of white beans I will soak up and cook to make this!
Erica
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 7:41 PM:
Thank you everyone for visiting!
Karen
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 7:51 PM:
Oooh, I love that piece of bacon on there!
Christine @ Fresh Local and Best
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 8:05 PM:
This bean soup looks so healthy and delicious!
Michelle
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 11:15 PM:
Your soup such a gorgeous color and the bacon garish looks incredible!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
on Feb 13th, 2010
@ 11:48 PM:
Erica, what a gorgeous soup and very simple to prepare too. I love keeping tins of beans in the pantry for things just like this!
Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 12:56 AM:
Yum… sounds like a delicious soup.
SKIP TO MALOU
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 1:33 AM:
You definitely can’t go wrong with easy to make soups such as you white bean soup… and that bacon, it adds the mmm goodness in a soup all the time!
Thank you for adding my site as one of the sites you follow. Im always thrilled when a blogger as big as you are do that! Thanks Mucho!
Malou
Simply Life
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 7:20 AM:
oh I love this recipe!
Erica
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 8:06 AM:
Thank you all for the comments!
grace
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 8:22 AM:
i do indeed love soups that are quick and simple, and even more so if they contain beans! this looks truly scrumptious.
norma
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 9:08 AM:
great soup…i am really enjoying your blog…I just started mine, please take a look. I pant to post once a week until I get better at it.
Kim
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 9:21 AM:
I’m getting ready to make a white bean and garlic soup and was planning on garshing mine with bacon too:D It looks delicious Erica.
Raje
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 10:27 AM:
Wonderful soup. Simple and Yumm!
Erica
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 3:28 PM:
Thank you everyone for visiting my site!
Oysterculture
on Feb 14th, 2010
@ 8:25 PM:
There is something so comforting about a big bowl of white bean soup. I like the sound of your version!
Chris
on Feb 15th, 2010
@ 10:05 AM:
Simply flawless! What an amazing looking and easy sounding soup.
Zahavah
on Feb 15th, 2010
@ 6:24 PM:
This looks like a great, easy soup and I love white beans! I can’t wait to try the recipe.
Erica
on Feb 17th, 2010
@ 3:18 PM:
Thank you