Healthified Tuscan White Bean Soup

120 total calories • 75% less sat fat than the original recipe. Feel like you've bean there and done that. Then try our fresh twist on a classic Tuscan soup that will take you places you have never bean.

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 80
Fat Reduced By 8 1/2g
Sodium Reduced By 530mg

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 120
Calories from Fat: 25),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3 1/2g; 3 1/2%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 5mg; 5%;
Sodium: 290mg; 290%;
Total Carbohydrate: 16g; 16%
(Dietary Fiber 5g 5% Sugars 4g 4% ),
Protein: 6g; 6%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 40%;
Vitamin C: 25%;
Calcium: 8%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 10 min
Total Time 35 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

1: medium onion, chopped

1: slice bacon, snipped

2: cloves garlic, minced

1: can (15 oz) no-salt-added cannellini beans (white kidney beans), rinsed and drained

1: can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

1 3/4: cups Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth

1: teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

1/8: teaspoon black pepper

3: cups baby spinach leaves

: Toasted baguette slices and/or fresh thyme sprigs (optional)

Directions

1 In a large saucepan, cook onion, bacon, and garlic about 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in beans; cook 1 minute more. Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, dried thyme, and black pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
2 Remove from heat. Mash bean mixture slightly with the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in spinach. Let stand, covered, for 1 minute to wilt spinach.
3 If desired, serve with toasted baguette slices and/or garnish with fresh thyme sprigs.

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Before	After
1 3/4 cups chicken broth	1 slice bacon, snipped
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained	1 can (15 oz) no-salt-added cannellini beans (white kidney beans), rinsed and drained
1 can (15 oz) cannellini beans (white kidney beans), rinsed and drained	1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup baby spinach leaves	1 3/4 cups Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth
4 slices bacon, snipped	3 cups baby spinach leaves

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		200 (before) 120 (after)
Fat		1 1/2 (before) 1/2 (after)
Saturated Fat		4 g (before) 1 g (after)
Sodium		820 mg (before) 290 mg (after)
Total Fat		12 g (before) 3 1/2 g (after)
Vitamin A (%DV)		20 (before) 40 (after)

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Posted 5/20/2013 7:50:22 PM REPORT ABUSE moderata said:

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This soup is so simple to make and it just great! My wife and I double the recipe so we have plenty of leftovers. This is highly recommended!

Posted 4/29/2013 8:16:41 PM REPORT ABUSE Pebcat said:

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This was delicious and easy to make. This was given an all-around thumbs up in our household and I will be making it again!

Posted 2/27/2012 2:26:34 PM REPORT ABUSE ladybug57 said:

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At first glance, this did not sound good. But, I tried it and it was REALLY GOOD. But I cheated and put if over homemade noodles. But it is good even without the noodles. The only thing I would leave out next time is the bacon. I should have crisped the bacon first. I dont like bacon just cooked in soup.

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/17/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.