Basic Italian Bean Soup recipe

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Ingredients

olive oil
1 large onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, or more to taste
2 cups tomato sauce
24 ounces prepared cannellini beans
1 tablespoon dried basil
½ teaspoon oregano
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

210 calories
carbohydrate: 34.6 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 4.3 g
fiber: 9.3 g
protein: 8.9 g
saturatedFat: 0.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 997.3 mg
sugar: 6.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes, add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more.

  2. Pour tomato sauce into the pot, stir. Add cannelini beans, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the beans are hot, 5 to 7 minutes more.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Simple and basic Italian bean soup. Great for a quick fix during the week. My Italian mother-in-law rattled this one out to me over the phone years ago. So glad I wrote it down quick! She doesn't remember telling me. The kids love it for a simple and quick dinner.

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