30. North Woods Bean Soup

We are still doing our Quantum Wellness Cleanse. I thought I’d try this recipe because it could easily be adapted to the Cleanse. It’s from Cooking Light Soup.

North Woods Bean Soup

Cooking spray
1 cup baby carrots, halved
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
7 ounces turkey kielbasa, halved lengthwise and cut into ½ inch pieces
4 cups fat-free, less sodium chicken broth
½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 (15.8 ounce) cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
1 (6 ounce) bag fresh baby spinach

1. Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add carrots, onion, garlic, and kielbasa; sauté 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; cook 5 minutes. Add broth, Italian seasoning, pepper and beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Place 2 cups soup in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth. Return pureed mixture to pot. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat. Add spinach, stirring until spinach wilts. Yield:5 servings.

Changes and Shortcuts:
I substituted vegetable broth for the chicken broth and left out the kielbasa. I also thought I had two cans of white beans but one turned out to be black eyed peas. I used it anyway.


Results: Pretty much of a disappointment. I make a good bean soup (with out a recipe, but with a ham bone). This did not even come close. Maybe it’s better when made according to the recipe.

Keeper? Nope