Name: Hearty Bean Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Dried navy beans - 1 (16 ounce) package; Reduced-sodium chicken broth - 6 cups; Water - 4 cups; Onion, finely chopped - 1; Celery, chopped - 2 stalks; Garlic, minced - 4 cloves; Bay leaf - 1; Tomato paste - 3 tablespoons; Sea salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Chopped fresh parsley - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Hearty Bean Soup

1. Dried navy beans 1 (16 ounce) package

2. Reduced-sodium chicken broth 6 cups

3. Water 4 cups

4. Onion, finely chopped 1

5. Celery, chopped 2 stalks

6. Garlic, minced 4 cloves

7. Bay leaf 1

8. Tomato paste 3 tablespoons

9. Sea salt 1 ½ teaspoons

10. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

11. Chopped fresh parsley ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Hearty Bean Soup

1 . Stage

Pour water over navy beans in a large container to cover by several inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.

2 . Stage

Combine soaked beans, chicken broth, water, onion, celery, garlic, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until beans are almost tender, about 1 hour.

3 . Stage

Stir tomato paste and sea salt into bean mixture; simmer soup another 45 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.

4 . Stage

Ladle about half the soup into a large bowl; pour soup into a blender, working in batches, filling blender no more than half full. Hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth. Pour pureed soup into pot with unblended soup; stir in parsley and adjust salt and pepper to taste.