Creamy Butter Bean Soup
Creamy butter bean soup made with canned beans and carrots. A quick, filling, budget-friendly lunch or light dinner ready in 20 minutes.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 246kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of Olive oil
- 3 Shallots finely diced
- 230 g of Carrot finely diced
- 400 g of Canned butter beans, including water
- 500 ml of Chicken stock use certified gluten-free stock if required
- ¼ teaspoon of Fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon of Ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp of Olive oil in a large saucepan over a low to medium heat. Add 3 Shallots and 230 g of Carrot (both finely diced).
- Cook gently for around 5 minutes, until they are starting to soften.
- Add 400 g of Canned butter beans, including water, including the liquid from the tin.
- Pour in 500 ml of Chicken stock, season with ¼ teaspoon of Fine sea salt and ½ teaspoon of Ground black pepper and bring everything to a gentle simmer.
- Cook for around 10 minutes, or until the carrots are completely soft.
- Blend until completely smooth. If the soup is thicker than you would like, add a splash more stock or hot water and blend again.
- Serve straight away with your favourite toppings.
Notes
- Dice the carrots quite small so they soften in the short cooking time.
- Keep the soup at a gentle simmer rather than boiling it hard, as too much liquid will evaporate.
- Blend for a little longer than you think you need to for the smoothest, creamiest texture.
- Add extra stock after blending if you want a thinner soup - it is much easier to thin a soup than thicken one.
- A stick blender is the easiest way to blend the soup directly in the pan. If using a jug blender, allow the soup to cool first and follow the blender manufacturer's guidance for hot liquids.
- Use a low-salt stock if making this for young children.
- Add texture at the end with toasted seeds, croutons, chives or crispy bacon rather than adding lots of extra ingredients to the soup itself.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 812mg | Potassium: 500mg | Fibre: 10g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 19216IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg
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