Butter bean soup with pancetta

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• sue d

  17 December 2007

  sue d rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this tastes fantastic for such a simple recipe and so quick to make.

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• Holly

  15 January 2008

  Holly rated and commented on this recipe

  

  So simple. Looks and sounds impressive and easy to halve or double. 1 tin of beans serves 2 people - will be making again as I have all the ingredients handy. Feels very healthy too.

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• Louise's

  30 April 2008

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  Wow, have to agree with the other comments - for something so simple it is so tastey!! I added a small amount of rosemary which enhanced the flavour even more. Would definately recommend this, ideal for anytime of year - its warming and comforting but also light and tastey.

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• lisamary

  02 July 2008

  lisamary rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic and so easy! I sweated the onions in some chilli olive oil instead of butter and added a couple of fat cloves of garlic, two of us then just troughed the lot, would definitely recommend it.

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• Caca

  27 January 2009

  Caca rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This soup is delicious and very easy to make!

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• AnnaBanana

  01 April 2009

  AnnaBanana rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very tasty soup- and easy to make too!! pancetta added alot, however instead of strips, next i would chop them into pieces so they are easier to eat definitely recomend and i will be making it again =]

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• Sazel

  01 May 2009

  Sazel commented on this recipe

  Lovely soup. Very creamy and tasty. I added pancetta in the diced cubes you can buy and fried them until very very crispy. Scattered on the top with the chives really finished it off. I also made this soup last night and added 300g of broccoli, which is also just as tasty, but used veg stock instead.

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• George

  01 August 2009

  George rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely - amazing taste, seeing as only 4 main ingredients used! A nice cheap, store cupboard meal

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• phillngem

  29 September 2009

  phillngem commented on this recipe

  lovely soup. a real cheap and tasty dinner. used fresh chicken stock, thyme, garlic and fresh chilli and liquidised it all up and pan fried pieces of panchetta with soft bread- yummy- even the hubby loved it even though he turns his nose up at butterbeans

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• Shamrock

  01 October 2009

  Shamrock rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Good but not exceptionnal.

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• Nadia

  01 November 2009

  Nadia commented on this recipe

  Yummy Yummy Yummy

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• SimiB

  10 September 2010

  SimiB rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This recipe was simply delicious, and so easy to make! Although you may feel that the pancetta can be substituted for a cheaper ingredient, I'd suggest you use it - it really makes all the difference to the final taste and texture of this soup, and adds colour. The remaining ingredients probably cost less than a pound anyway. I used a large pinch of dried herbes de Provence in place of the thyme, and didn't use chives. This soup really only takes as long as chopping and frying an onion and opening a can of beans. The butterbeans give it a really wholesome and creamy taste. I agree with a previous comment about chopping the pancetta... I've placed the remaining pancetta into the freezer with plans to make this lovely and very healthy soup again soon!

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• kiisu

  18 September 2010

  kiisu rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really nice and simple /and/ cheap!!

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• Andy

  03 November 2010

  Andy commented on this recipe

  Absolutely fantastic flavours and so simple too

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• HarrietT

  06 November 2010

  HarrietT rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely taste & texture & so easy to make!

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• Shelly

  10 March 2011

  Shelly commented on this recipe

  This soup is so easy and is an absolute delight. Would def make this again!

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• Celia

  14 March 2011

  Celia rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice enough, I made a more delicious version (my opinion) adding confit garlic, and some cream and used rosemary instead of thyme. It was luscious. Lovely, silky & unctuous.

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• Krisi

  23 March 2011

  Krisi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for a romantic dinner for my boyfriend and he s been asking for it since then :) Whenever i ask him what he would like for dinner he immediately asks for this! Very easy and cheap and good for a cold winter night. I will make this soup over and over again and it always tastes as good as the first time!!

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• alsi

  07 May 2011

  alsi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  the taste surprised me, absolutely lovely. will make this again definately

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• zhagan

  12 August 2011

  zhagan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  yummy

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Ingredients

• 2 onions , roughly chopped
• a small bunch of chives , snipped
• butter
• 4 sprigs of thyme , leaves only
• 2 x 400g tins of butter beans , drained and rinsed
• chicken stock , fresh, cube or concentrate, made up to 750ml
• 8 slices of pancetta , grilled until crisp
• crusty bread , to serve

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Serves 4

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Ready in 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 onions , roughly chopped
• a small bunch of chives , snipped
• butter
• 4 sprigs of thyme , leaves only
• 2 x 400g tins of butter beans , drained and rinsed
• chicken stock , fresh, cube or concentrate, made up to 750ml
• 8 slices of pancetta , grilled until crisp
• crusty bread , to serve

Per serving

193 kcalories, protein 15.6g, carbohydrate 20.2g, fat 6.1 g, saturated fat 2.5g, fibre 6.2g, salt 3.88 g

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