White Bean Chicken And Spinach Soup Recipes

SPINACH AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until tender, 30-45 seconds. Stir in 2 cans of beans, pepper and broth., Puree mixture using an immersion blender. Or puree in a blender and return to pan. Stir in remaining can of beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Stir in spinach and basil; cook, uncovered, until spinach is wilted, 2-4 minutes. If desired, serve with cheese.

WHITE BEAN AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Place white beans into a large container and cover with water; let soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain beans, reserving 2 cups soaking water.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and carrots; cook and stir until tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add beans, reserved soaking water, broth, garlic, and bay leaf. Simmer, covered, until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
• Discard bay leaf. Pour half the soup into a blender. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; puree until smooth. Stir pureed soup back into the pot. Season with parsley, salt, and black pepper.

CHEF JON'S WHITE BEAN, CHICKEN AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan, sautee the shallots & garlic in the olive oil.
• Add water,chicken base, tomatoes, beans, diced chicken, rosemary, basil and oregano to pot. Season with black and red pepper. Bring to boil.
• Add pasta and cook 12 minutes. If the soup seems too thick for your liking add more water.
• Add spinach and cook until wilted.
• Serve topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

CREAMY AND CRISPY WHITE BEANS WITH CHICKEN AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add onion and garlic. Cook until onions are soft and juice from chicken runs clear, about 4 minutes more. Transfer chicken, onion, and garlic to a plate.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add beans and cook until crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, about 8 minutes. Add cooked chicken, onion, and garlic to the skillet and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
• Stir spinach and Parmesan cheese into the skillet. Season with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN & WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH SPINACH & PARMESAN

Steps:

• In Dutch oven, bring chicken broth, pasta sauce, cannellini beans and crushed red pepper to a simmer.
• Turn heat to low.
• Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper; add to broth.
• Gently poach chicken, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes (the broth should barely simmer).
• Stir in baby spinach.
• Continue cooking soup until spinach is wilted and chicken is just cooked through, about 2 minutes more.
• Stir in basil; season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and top with grated cheese.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN BEAN SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• Sauté onions for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add mushrooms and minced garlic. Cook 5 minutes more, stirring often.
• Spray a slow cooker insert with olive oil spray and add chicken breasts followed by remaining ingredients, except parmesan cheese.
• Cook for 3 1/2 hours on high.
• Remove chicken breast, shred or chop, and add back to the pot. Give it a good stir and serve.
• Garnish with fresh parmesan cheese.

WHITE BEAN, SPINACH & PESTO SOUP

Steps:

• Add chicken stock and white beans to a medium-sized saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Then reduce heat to low, and stir in the fresh spinach and pesto until the spinach has wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Then ladle soup into bowls, and top generously with freshly-grated Parmesan cheese.

TUSCAN CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place pancetta in a large stockpot and cook until some of the fat has been rendered out - about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the pancetta with a slotted spoon and set it aside.
• Add the onion to the stockpot and cook until the onion starts to soften - about 6 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme, basil, rosemary and tomato paste, stir to blend well, and cook for another minute or two. Add the chicken stock, tomatoes, shredded chicken and beans to the pot and stir well.
• Simmer the soup for 30 minutes. While the soup is simmering, pre-heat a skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil and toast the cut side of the ciabatta rolls or slices in the skillet until nicely browned.
• Remove the soup from heat and stir in the spinach. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve the soup with some of the cooked pancetta sprinkled on top, some shards of Parmesan cheese (made by peeling the cheese with a potato peeler) and the toasted ciabatta bread.

CHICKEN & SPINACH SOUP WITH FRESH PESTO

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add carrot (or bell pepper) and chicken; cook, turning the chicken and stirring frequently, until the chicken begins to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute more. Stir in broth and marjoram; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken pieces to a clean cutting board to cool. Add spinach and beans to the pot and bring to a gentle boil. Cook for 5 minutes to blend the flavors.
• Combine the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, Parmesan and basil in a food processor (a mini processor works well). Process until a coarse paste forms, adding a little water and scraping down the sides as necessary.
• Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Stir the chicken and pesto into the pot. Season with pepper. Heat until hot. Garnish with croutons, if desired.

TUSCAN-STYLE CHICKEN, BEAN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion for 10 minutes, until soft and golden. Add the carrot and celery, and cook for 5 minutes, until just soft.
• Stir in the zucchini, tomatoes, four-bean mix, chicken stock and 1 cup (250 ml) water. Add the bay leaf, oregano and lemon zest, if using. Simmer for 20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
• Stir in the chopped baby spinach leaves and cook for 2 minutes, until wilted.

CHICKEN & WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in sage and continue cooking until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Stir in broth and water, increase heat to high, cover and bring to a boil. Add beans and chicken and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Serve hot.

CHICKEN, WHITE BEAN, SPINACH & PARMESAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cut raw chicken into cubes and season with salt and pepper. Either brown in a little olive oil, in a Dutch oven, or set aside raw.
• 2. To Dutch oven add broth, granulated onion & garlic, corn and crushed red pepper; bring to a boil. *If you browned the chicken stir well to get the browned bits and drippings incorporated into the broth. Add chicken then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• 3. Add diced tomatoes, V-8, beans to broth, stir and bring back to a simmer for 15 minutes.
• 4. Stir in baby spinach and basil. Continue cooking soup until spinach is wilted and chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes longer. Taste and add salt & pepper as needed.
• 5. Ladle into bowls and top with Parm. Enjoy!
• 6. *TIP: For a richer flavor pan sear the chicken breasts before or after cutting into cubes. Brown on both sides in a 1 T butter and 1 T olive oil. When browned remove from pot and set aside. *Options: Use Turkey or Sweet Italian sausage instead of Chicken