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You'll find this low calorie tomato and white bean soup extremely filling and rich in flavour. Not only is it full of essential daily vitamins and minerals, but it's also versatile enough for you to make it your own, by using any kind of tinned beans you want with the same tomato base!
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Tomato and White Bean Soup

You'll find this low calorie tomato and white bean soup extremely filling and rich in flavour.
Course Lunch
Cuisine International
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 200kcal
Author Neil

Ingredients

  • Low calorie oil spray
  • 1 large onion , diced
  • 3 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 400 g ripe tomatoes , chopped
  • 250 ml passata
  • 6 freshly torn basil leaves
  • ½ L vegetable stock
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 400 g white kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • Chopped basil / parsley to garnish

Instructions

  • Spray the bottom of a medium size saucepan 5 times with the low calorie oil spray. Turn the heat on high under the saucepan, and then once the oil begins to bubble turn the heat down to medium.
  • Add the diced onion and chopped garlic and continually stir both to soften, adding splashes of hot water if either begin to stick or burn. About 5 minutes.
  • Once the onion and garlic are softened add the chopped tomatoes and cook, stirring regularly for 5 minutes.
  • Add the passata, and torn basil leaves then the vegetable stock. Stir the mixture thoroughly together.
  • Allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat, allow to cool a little, and then blitz the soup base mixture thoroughly in a blender / food processor.
  • Add the blended soup base mixture back to the saucepan, add the paprika and the white kidney beans and simmer for approximately 15 minutes.
  • Garnish with chopped basil / parsley to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 37.4g | Protein: 10.9g | Fat: 2.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 415.4mg | Fiber: 11.3g | Sugar: 12.3g | Vitamin A: 3600IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 5.2mg