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Hearty Bean Soup

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 pound cooked ham, in one piece
  • 2 medium-size celery stalks
  • 2 medium-size carrots
  • 1 medium-size onion
  • 1 medium-size zucchini (about 8 ounces)
  • 2 15 to 19 ounce cans white kidney beans (cannellini) rinsed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon olive or salad oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 14-1/2 to 16 ounce can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 13-3/4 to 14-1/2 ounce can chicken broth
  • 1/2 medium size bunch spinach, chopped, with tough stems removed (about 1 cup packed)
  • Grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (optional)
 

Instructions

 
Step 1: Cut ham into 1/2" pieces; dice celery; thinly slice carrots; chop onion; dice zucchini. 
 
Step 2: Remove 1-1/2 cups white kidney beans to medium bowl; with potato masher or fork, mash beans until smooth. In 5-quart Dutch oven, add olive oil and heat over medium-high heat.  Add ham, celery, carrots, onions, zucchini, basil, and pepper and cook until vegetables are tender and begin to brown, about 15 minutes. 
 
Step 3: Stir in stewed tomatoes, chicken broth, chopped spinach, mashed white beans, and 2 cups water, using spoon to break up tomatoes; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes to blend flavors. Stir in remaining beans; heat through.
 
Step 4: To serve, spoon soup into large soup bowls. Sprinkle each with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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