Stupidly simple butternut bean soup with 32 grams of fiber per bowl! Yowza.

marilynfl

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2 cups chicken broth (Edited at 7:45pm: This should be 2 CANS of 14 oz chicken broth...closer to 4 Cups....oh well, I've made it twice now with the reduced amount and it's fine either way.)

1 TBL olive oil

1/3 C diced onion (I used one whole sweet)

1 clove garlic, minced

2 cups peeled and diced (1/2") butternut squash

1 15-oz can small white beans, drained and rinsed

2 Cups fresh spinach

salt and pepper to taste

The recipe cooked the onion for 2 minutes, added everything else but the spinach, cooked it 10 minutes, then added the spinach and cooked it for 5 minutes.

I disagreed.

Add oil, saute onion until soft and translucent (about 5 minutes). Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Remove from pan. Add a bit more oil to pan, add butternut and saute for 5 minutes. Add a bit of broth if it sticks.

Add butternut and onion mix to broth. Cook 5 minutes. Add beans and spinach and cook 2 minutes.

The recipe topped with minced fresh sage. I thought that was bitter, but Larry liked it. I tried a second batch with dried tarragon and enjoyed that better. Marjoram might work too.

From a magazine called "Healthy Eating".

Makes 4 servings.

This recipe doubles easily. Use 1 quart boxed broth, 2 cans of beans, 1 whole butternut, 2 onions, 2 garlic and a bag of spinach.

Holy Popeye...I still can't believe 32 grams of fiber!

 
dear marilyn,

if the lights go out in your house grab a flashlight. DO NOT strike a match.

also, kindly stay downwind of glenndale, md.

 
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