Tuscan Bean Soup

A tasty and filling Tuscan Bean Soup ideal for get-togethers with family. This soup, full of veggies and flavorful herbs and cannellini beans, is a filling and hearty dish to serve at the family table.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dried cannellini beans
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1 can 14 oz diced tomatoes
• 2 cups kale, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions:

Soak cannellini beans overnight after rinsing them

Warm up the olive oil in a big pot on medium heat

Add the minced garlic, celery, carrots, and onion

Saut the vegetables until they become tender

Add bay leaf, thyme, and rosemary and stir

Add the chopped tomatoes with their juice, the vegetable broth, and the soaked beans

Once beans are soft, reduce heat and simmer for one to one and a half hours

Bring to a boil

Add chopped kale and cook, stirring, until wilted

To taste, add salt and pepper for seasoning

Take out the bay leaf before serving

Top with grated Parmesan cheese and serve hot

Take your family and enjoy this hearty Tuscan Bean Soup