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    Home » Vegetarian Soup Recipes

    Butter Bean Soup

    Lindsay Moe

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    Butter bean soup is the perfect vegetarian soup for fall or winter! Creamy butter beans pair with veggies in this brothy soup recipe.

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    If you make one soup this season, it has to be butter bean soup.

    It’s no secret that butter beans are my favorite bean. I’ve used them lots of different ways, but today we’re making our best cold weather effort to put butter beans in soup!

    Adding butter beans to vegetable soup is the easiest way to ramp up the protein. I used one can each of large and baby butter beans to give the soup more texture. I just love how creamy they are!

    A lot of butter bean soup recipes include ham, but this one is totally vegan and vegetarian and still full of flavor.

    Butter bean soup ingredients

    • Olive oil
    • Celery
    • Carrots
    • Onion
    • Garlic
    • Flour
    • Vegetable broth
    • Butter Beans
    • Tomatoes
    • Bay leaf
    • Salt and pepper

    How to make butter bean soup

    making butter bean soup
    • Cook celery, carrots, onion, and garlic in olive oil until soft
    • Add flour and cook 1 minute
    • Add vegetable broth, butter beans, diced tomatoes, bay leaf, salt, and pepper
    • Bring to a boil and simmer 10-20 minutes

    Top tips and questions

    Can I use dried butter beans to make butter bean soup?

    Yes, you can cook dried butter beans before adding them to this recipe. You’ll want to add about 3 cups of cooked beans to the recipe.

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    Tips for customizing your butter bean soup:

    • Add a spoonful of homemade pesto to each bowl when serving
    • Swap the butter beans for other white beans such as great northern, cannellini, or garbanzo
    • Add other veggies like cooked diced zucchini or corn
    • Top finished soup with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese (not vegan, check for vegetable rennet to keep it vegetarian)

    More butter bean recipes:

    • Canned Butter Beans
    • Greek Pizza
    • Orecchiette with Spinach and Butter Beans

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    butter bean soup

    Butter Bean Soup

    Creamy butter beans and veggies are mixed in vegetable broth to make this vegetarian butter bean soup recipe.


    3.89 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 33 minutes
    Total Time: 43 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 92kcal
    Author: Lindsay Moe

    Ingredients

    • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 ribs celery, diced
    • 2 carrots, diced
    • 1 large onion, diced
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour, unbleached
    • 32 ounces vegetable broth
    • 2 15 ounce cans butter beans, rinsed and drained
    • 14 ounces diced tomatoes
    • 1 bay leaf, dried
    • coarse kosher salt
    • freshly ground black pepper
    • fresh chopped parsley, optional
    • fresh chopped thyme, optional
    • crushed red pepper flakes, optional

    Instructions

    • Heat oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
    • Add the celery, carrots, onion, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes.
    • Add the flour and cook, stirring, for one minute.
    • Add the broth, butter beans, diced tomatoes, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine, and bring to a boil.
    • Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, 10-20 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Garnish with freshly chopped parsley, thyme, and crushed red pepper flakes.

    Notes

    Tips for customizing your butter bean soup:

    • Add a spoonful of homemade pesto to each bowl when serving
    • Swap the butter beans for other white beans such as great northern, cannellini, or garbanzo
    • Add other veggies like cooked diced zucchini or corn
    • Top finished soup with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese (not vegan, check for vegetable rennet to keep it vegetarian)

    Nutrition

    Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 725mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3856IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Mention @theliveinkitchen or tag #theliveinkitchen!

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    1. Terry says

      November 23, 2019 at 9:02 pm

      How is this high in protein?

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    2. J Bailey says

      September 17, 2021 at 9:58 pm

      5 stars
      Good food

      Reply
    3. Lucia smith says

      July 22, 2022 at 9:46 am

      Thank you Lindsey for sharing the recipe for Butter bean soup. I have recently cooked the soup with a little change in ingredients. I have used ghee instead of olive oil for more flavor and creamy mouthfeel. Besides ghee nutrition, high calories in ghee are a reward for using ghee in soup recipes and for keto followers. I must admit the soup’s taste was awesome.
      To know more : https://milkio.co.nz/calories-in-ghee/

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    Hi, I'm Lindsay! I've been creating easily customizable vegetarian recipes since 2011. I love the outdoors, brownies, and brand new books. I live and work in La Crosse, Wisconsin and founded Wild Flour Media to expand on my love for food photography and videography to my community and beyond.

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