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Creamy Tuscan White Bean and Chicken Soup

August 1, 2016 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

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Creamy Tuscan White Bean and Chicken Soup- Prepare this creamy soup for a hearty meal with a Tuscan flair. It's a quick and easy take on an old favorite.

I have a Tuscan White Beans and Acorn Squash Soup in my cookbook Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch. It is a hearty meatless soup recipe and as the squash breaks down a bit, it thickens the broth. But the acorn squash growing in our garden have not ripened yet, so I made this Tuscan soup recipe with shredded chicken instead of squash. Since it uses chicken instead of squash, the broth tends to remain thin, so we add half & half to thicken the broth and make a creamy base for the soup.

Meal Prep Tips

Best Batch-Cooking Method: Use the Slow Cooker, Pressure Cooker, or Roasting techniques on pages 12- 13 of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch to make shredded chicken. Use ANY method for batch cooking beans on pages 114 – 115 to cook the cannellini beans. You can find videos demonstrating some of the batch cooking techniques here. You will also find 3 different ways to make chicken broth on page 191.

Prep-Ahead Tip: You can dice the onion, shred the carrots, and prep the spinach 2 to 3 days ahead of time and store them in sealed containers in the refrigerator.

Make-Ahead Tip: You can make this soup in advance and store it in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or the freezer for up to 3 months. The broth may seperate a bit when it is first thawed, but just stir it as you reheat it and it will blend together again.

Creamy Tuscan White Bean and Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1/4 cup diced or shredded carrots
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth (How to make chicken broth in a slow cooker)
  • 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
  • 1 3/4 cups cooked cannellini beans (or 15 oz. can, drained)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt (How to make seasoned salt)
  • dash of pepper
  • 1/4 cup half & half
  • 1 cup of spinach leaves, thinly sliced
  • fresh sage leaves for garnish
  • Freshly grated Parmesan for serving, if desired

Directions:

1. In a large pot, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion until translucent, about 4-5 minutes. Add the carrot and garlic and cook a minute longer.

Creamy Tuscan White Bean and Chicken Soup- saute onion and carrots

2. Add the chicken, broth, beans, spices, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower flame and simmer over a medium-low heat for 15 minutes.

Creamy Tuscan White Bean and Chicken Soup- adding ingredients

3. Add the half & half and spinach. Stir to combine. Cook until spinach just begins to wilt, approximately 2 minutes.

4. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan and garnish with fresh sage leaves.

Creamy Tuscan White Bean and Chicken Soup- Prepare this creamy soup for a hearty meal with a Tuscan flair. It's a quick and easy take on an old favorite.

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Creamy Tuscan White Bean & Chicken Soup

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Author Alea

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1/4 cup diced or shredded carrots
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 - 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups cooked chicken breast shredded
  • 1 3/4 cups cooked cannellini beans or 15 oz. can
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • dash of pepper
  • 1/4 cup half & half
  • 1 cup of spinach leaves thinly sliced
  • fresh sage leaves for garnish
  • Freshly grated Parmesan for serving if desired

Instructions

  • In a large pot, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion until translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the carrot and garlic and cook a minute longer.
  • Add the chicken, broth, beans, spices, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower flame and simmer over a medium-low heat for 15 minutes.
  • Add the half & half and spinach. Stir to combine. Cook until spinach just begins to wilt, approximately 2 minutes.
  • Serve with freshly grated Parmesan and garnish with fresh sage leaves.

More Soup Recipes:

5 Bean Quinoa Soup

Butternut Squash Potato Soup

Steak and Potato Soup

Tomato and Herb Soup

Turkey and Rice Soup

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Liz W says

    January 11, 2019 at 8:52 am

    This looks great, but I’m confused. The directions say “Add the half & half and spinach. Stir to combine. Cook until spinach just begins to wilt, approximately 2 minutes.”, but I don’t see spinach anywhere in the ingredient list. Does this recipe call for it? If so, how much? Thanks!

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    • Alea Milham says

      January 11, 2019 at 3:09 pm

      It was in the top ingredient list, but for some reason was left out of the printable recipe. I just added it. It is 1 cup of spinach leaves, thinly sliced.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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