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WW Recipe of the Day: Tuscan Vegetable Soup
I’ve been under the weather with a cold for the past several days.
So, imagine my delight when my mom surprised me with a big container of this healthy delicious Ellie Krieger Tuscan vegetable white bean soup. As soon as I tasted it I knew I wanted the recipe!
Turns out she had clipped this recipe for Terrific Tuscan Vegetable Soup Sunday from the USA Weekend CookSmart column with Ellie Krieger. The recipe also appears in Ellie’s award winning cookbook, The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life (affiliate link).
There is no more satisfying way to get your vegetables when the weather is chilly, than with big bowl of steamy vegetable soup. It’s a nourishing way to fill up with minimal calories too.
Enjoy a cup whenever you need a snack or a have a larger bowl for lunch or supper with a slice of healthy whole-grain bread.
How Many Calories in this Tuscan Vegetable White Bean Soup?
According to my calculations, each serving of this Tuscan Vegetable Soup has just 143 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
2 SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
This low fat vegetable soup works with Simply Filling too, provided you use non-fat cheese. Because I’m on maintenance, I would use a little bit of really good imported Parmesan and not worry about it!
Thanks again, Mom.
If you like this simple WW friendly vegetarian soup, be sure to check out my other easy soup recipes, including Butternut Squash, Kale and White Bean Soup, Spiced Red Lentil Soup, Skinny Potato Leek Soup, Simply Chunky Tomato Soup and Linda’s Favorite 10-Minute Vegetable Soup
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Ellie Krieger Tuscan Vegetable Soup Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 can (15.5 ounces) cannellini beans, drained and rinsed and divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup diced onion, 1 medium
- 1/2 cup diced carrot, 1 medium
- 1/2 cup diced celery, 2 stalks
- 1-1/2 cups diced zucchini, 1 small
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth (affiliate link)
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan (optional)
Instructions
- In a small bowl (affiliate link), mash half of the beans and set them aside.
- In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion, carrot, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Add the broth, tomatoes, and beans and bring to a boil, then lower heat.
- Add the spinach and cook until the spinach is wilted, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Serve topped with Parmesan if desired.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 2 SmartPoints (Green plan) 1 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 1 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Delicious.
You had everything but sodium count for this recipe. I have CHF and have to count my sodium.
Thanks for sharing this great recipe. I was looking for a great, easy-to-make dinner meal (for cold and wet weather) and decided to make this soup.
It was perfect!! Not too heavy, yet very filling and satisfying with all the vegetables.
I bought a fresh seeded sourdough baguette that tasted great with the soup. I can imagine making this again, but changing up the recipe and maybe adding in some quinoa and kale for variety.
You’ve got a great site with so many great recipes and healthy eating tips.
Thanks again for all you do.
PJ
Thanks, PJ. So glad you liked the soup. I think quinoa and kale would make great
additions.
I appreciate your kind feedback so much.