10-Minute White Bean Soup with Parmesan and Spinach is ready in 10 minutes and loaded with flavour!
These days, the only thing that matters is curling up on the couch with a good movie to watch and a bowl full of comforting soup to warm your soul. Enter this white bean soup! Using minimal pantry staples with some fresh ingredients, you won’t believe the flavour coming out of this pot!
In fact, you can make a double batch of Bean Soup and have plenty of leftovers for the weekly dinner rush, and mop it all up with our Garlic Bread. Because, why not?
BEAN SOUP
This is one of those soups you look forward to AND long for. Beans simmered in a tomato-based broth on your table in minutes. Perfect for any day of the week made in one pot…and SO MUCH FLAVOUR! The bonus? Perfect for vegetarians.
HOW TO MAKE BEAN SOUP?
This bean soup couldn’t be any easier.
Sauté onion and garlic.
Add and boil broth with tomatoes, herbs and seasonings.
Stir in beans and spinach.
Add in parmesan cheese.
All DONE in 10 minutes!
WHAT KIND OF BEANS ARE GOOD FOR VEGETABLE SOUP?
For this recipe I recommend canned rinsed and drained white beans or cannellini beans. You can use chick peas, black beans, kidney beans (red beans), Pinto beans, etc. For convenience purposes, I have used canned beans in this soup.
DO YOU HAVE TO SOAK BEANS BEFORE COOKING?
If you’d like to use dry beans for this soup, I recommend soaking 2 cups of beans in water overnight. Beans must be submerged in a large bowl or pot of water and let them soak for 8-12 hours overnight before cooking.
SUBSTITUTES
Use fresh tomatoes in place of canned tomatoes, for a richer flavour.
Substitute spinach for kale if you don’t like spinach.
You’re more than welcome to add other vegetables:
- zucchini
- carrots
- red peppers (capsicum)
- sliced cabbage
- frozen peas
- potatoes, sweet potatoes AND/OR pumpkin (you will need to simmer soup for 5-10 minutes longer if using these veggies).
MORE SOUP RECIPES
Beef Cabbage Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Lentil Soup
Easy Broccoli Cheese Soup
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10-Minute Parmesan White Bean Soup with Spinach
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 6-8 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups vegetable broth (or stock)
- 15 ounces (420 g) can diced tomatoes, drained*
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon Italian dried herbs
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 (15 ounce) cans white beans (cannellini beans), drained and rinsed
- 4 cups baby spinach (about 6 ounces)
- 3/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese (for serving)
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
- In a large pot or saucepan, heat olive over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onions are translucent and garlic is fragrant (about 2-3 minutes), while stirring occasionally. Add in the broth, tomatoes, sugar, Italian herbs, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes to combine all of the flavours together.
- Stir in the beans and spinach. Continue to simmer gently until the spinach has wilted, (about 2 minutes).
- Take off heat. Stir through the parmesan cheese. Taste test, adjust salt and pepper if needed.Serve immediately.
MBP says
This was absolutely outstanding! This goes into the soup rotation! Thank you for sharing your gift of recipes!
Lisa Gordon says
Added some rotisserie chicken pieces and doubled the spices. Family loved it.
Mireille says
Thank you for sharing this recipe. It was so quick and easy to make. It’s delicious and so healthy. I will make it again.
Allison Arnott says
Very quick and easy and VERY yummy. This is going in the regular food prep rotation. Thank you!
Karina says
Hi Allison, that is so great to hear! Glad you enjoyed the recipe.
MoRi from RI says
DELICIOUS AND GORGEOUS SOUP! I made the soup according to the recipe, but used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth. It’s goes together very easily and quickly. I added the parmesan and parsley to bowls just before serving. I will definitely be making this again and again.
Judi Craven says
What a relief! I’ve tried so many recipes and read all the comments on them before I decide to make it. I make it exactly and am so disheartened to taste it! It’s not even close to how good the comments sound! But this recipe was so good. We all loved it and it was so easy and healthy. That’s why I said what a relief. Finally, a good recipe that is delicious and quick and easy. Thank you! I had to use a mixture of different beans as I made it last minute, but everything else was exact. I think next time and there will definitely be a next time plus, I’m going to throw in a Parmesan rind. But it’s delicious anyway. ❤️❤️❤️
Catherine says
I loved the ease of this soup, and the flavor.
My husband and I felt that the beans overwhelmed the soup. Next time, I will reduce them by one can, and add amore spinach….and maybe, as another person suggested, Italian Sausage.
Thanks for a great recipe!