Winter cannellini bean soup

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• EasyEater

  23 November 2007

  EasyEater rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This freezes great and tastes fantastic, especially if you use homemade chicken stock. Will be making this again and again.

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• Victoria

  28 April 2008

  Victoria rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was amazing! A bit of time & effort required, but well worth it. It was so comforting & delicious!

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• joe rice

  19 October 2008

  joe rice commented on this recipe

  Anything above 1.5g of salt per portion is TOO much

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• Frantic Flapjack

  13 November 2008

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Served this with the Cheesy Bonfire Bread. I wasn't too impressed. Watery and not too tasty.

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• JontyK19

  29 December 2008

  JontyK19 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very tasty and comforting om a cold day, although not particularly filling for a dinner (have with cheese on toast for really warming snack.) And don't bother chopping everything so finely, i wasted over an hour and everything softened once cooked through, that I really needn't have bothered.

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• clarabellski

  07 January 2009

  clarabellski rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I followed the recipe exactly but found the result to be a bit bland. I probably wouldn't make this exact recipe again but the idea did inspire me to try out similar soups so not a total loss!

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• Pipey

  08 February 2009

  Pipey commented on this recipe

  I also found it a little bland following the original recipe, so swapped the bacon for smallish cubes of chorizo and added a chilli for a bit of a kick. Much better - job done!

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• Dianne

  11 February 2009

  Dianne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Wonderful taste and very quick and easy to make. Freezes beautifully too, so added bonus. I find that the vegetables soften up on cooking, so chop the onions and garlic finely, but just thinly slice the rest. For variety, I also add a pinch of chilli powder, homemade chicken stock and sometimes some broken spaghetti pieces. Ive also experimented with swapping the cannellini beans for butter beans. Prefer it with slightly less stock than stipulated and some black pepper. Serve with lovely fresh, hot bread - gorgeous!

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• CocoVanilla

  29 September 2010

  CocoVanilla rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was okay, I've tried a lot of other soup recipes that have been tastier.

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• AB

  30 September 2011

  AB rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic soup, really tasty. I added some chorizo, crushed chilli and a dash of tomato puree for a little kick :). I will definitely cook it again!

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• Lee-anne

  13 October 2011

  Lee-anne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is quite possibly the WORST recipe I've ever made from this site. Slightly flavoured water with bits of veg floating in it. I couldn't be more disappointed. And what a way to waste some lovely bacon I used in it, just couldn't taste it at all. Cannot express how utterly awful this recipe was. So disappointed.

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4 shallots , finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 1 carrot , finely chopped
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 2 leeks , finely chopped
• 140g streaky bacon , finely chopped
• 1.4l chicken stock or vegetable stock (Kallo is good)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tsp chopped fresh oregano or marjoram or ½ tsp dried
• 2x 450g cans cannellini beans , drained and rinsed

ON THE DAY

• a handful of flatleaf parsley , chopped
• extra-virgin olive oil
• 6 tiny parsley sprigs

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Serves 6

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Cook 30 - 35 mins

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4 shallots , finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 1 carrot , finely chopped
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 2 leeks , finely chopped
• 140g streaky bacon , finely chopped
• 1.4l chicken stock or vegetable stock (Kallo is good)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tsp chopped fresh oregano or marjoram or ½ tsp dried
• 2x 450g cans cannellini beans , drained and rinsed

ON THE DAY

• a handful of flatleaf parsley , chopped
• extra-virgin olive oil
• 6 tiny parsley sprigs

Per serving

214 kcalories, protein 13g, carbohydrate 19g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 6g, salt 1.78 g

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