Tuscan White Bean Soup

This simple soup is bursting with flavor!

Course Soup

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 5 10

Servings servings

Calories 199kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

1 package Hurst's Great Northern Beans with Ham Flavor
1 onion diced
3 cloves garlic minced
9 cups chicken broth
1 cup half and half
5 ounces sun-dried tomatoes drained
6 ounces baby spinach
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes more to taste
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground pepper
shaved Parmesan for serving

Instructions

Place the dry beans into a colander and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Check for any small stones or debris and discard.
Add the beans, onion, garlic, and chicken broth to a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or until beans are tender.
Add the half and half to the beans. Dice the tomatoes and spinach into bite sized pieces and add to the pot of beans.
Season with red pepper flakes, ham seasoning packet, salt, and pepper.
Cover and cook on low for 1 hour.
Stir well before serving. Serve with shaved Parmesan on top, as desired.

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Notes

This recipe originally called for 1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes, but we received quite a few reviews that people found it too spicy. I've reduced the red pepper flakes to 1 teaspoon, but feel free to add to taste.

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