Three bean soup
This soup makes a great work packed lunch, the beans are filling, healthy and it's low-fat
Difficulty and servings
Serves 2
Preperation and cooking times
Ready in 20 minutesVegetarian
- Heat the chicken stock in a saucepan until simmering, add the broad beans and green beans and cook for 2 minutes, add the cannellini beans and cook for a further 2 minutes. Season. Stir in the basil and parmesan.
Low Gi
Adding beans is a surefire way of keeping the Gi down and this recipe has a triple whammy. The skin coating each bean takes a long time to be digested, so keeps your blood sugar steady for a long time.
Per serving
227 kcalories, protein 18.7g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 5.2 g, saturated fat 1.9g, fibre 10.8g, salt 2.31 g
Recipe from olive magazine, October 2006.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 2
Preperation and cooking times
Ready in 20 minutesVegetarian
Ingredients
- 500ml chicken or vegetable stock , fresh, cube or concentrate
- 2 handfuls broad beans , fresh or fozen
- 2 handfuls green beans , trimmed
- 400g tin cannellini beans , drained and rinsed
- handful basil leaves, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan or Grana Padano
Per serving
227 kcalories, protein 18.7g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 5.2 g, saturated fat 1.9g, fibre 10.8g, salt 2.31 g


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