Bean soup - 10 step-by-step recipes

Bean Soup is a popular first course that is easy to prepare and makes it easy to feed the whole family. Soup can be prepared both on the basis of meat or meat broth, and in the lean version - for those who follow a fast or diet. If you use canned beans, the dish turns out even faster, and the taste remains bright and pleasant.

Classic bean soup with meat

Bean soup is a tasty and rich first course that will make it easy to feed even a large family, using very few familiar ingredients and a little time. The recipe is suitable even for busy housewives, if you use canned beans instead of ordinary dried beans.

Cooking time: 35 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 6.

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  Cut the meat in portions - in small pieces - and, pouring water, prepare the broth. Simmer for about 2 hours on low heat, skimming regularly.
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  Cut the potatoes into large cubes in proportion to the beans. Add to meat broth.
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  Boil the presoaked beans separately without adding salt for half an hour. If using canned beans for the dish, open the jar.
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  Prepare frying from onions and carrots: chop or grate vegetables and fry with a little oil so that they acquire a golden hue.
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  Add frying and beans to the soup, mix well. Add bay leaves, some garlic and season to taste, not forgetting the salt and ground pepper. Cook for about 5 more minutes, then serve hot, garnish with chopped herbs. Bon Appetit!

Canned Red Bean Soup

The soup made from canned red beans turns out to be very appetizing in appearance, and the abundance of spices and aromatic herbs makes its taste especially bright and pleasant. In this recipe, along with the standard root vegetables - potatoes and carrots - root celery is also used, which makes the dish more satisfying.

Cooking time: 3 hours.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Canned red beans - 1 can.
• Beef - 250 gr.
• Fresh rosemary - 1 pc.
• Parsley - 2 sprigs.
• Bay leaf - 2 pcs.
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Black peppercorns - 5 pcs.
• Allspice peas - 3 pcs.
• Celery (root) - 100 gr.
• Potatoes - 3 pcs.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
• Tomato paste - 1 tablespoon
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Granulated garlic - 1 tsp
• Nutmeg - ¼ tsp
• Ground fenugreek - 1 tsp
• Dried cilantro - 1 tsp
• Dried parsley - 1 tsp
• Fresh greens - for serving.

Cooking process:

1. For broth, it is better to use meat on the bone: this way the broth becomes more rich and gets more flavor. Remove the bone, and cut the meat in portions and place either in a saucepan with soup, or directly into each plate. Pour the beef with clean filtered water and cook over low heat for about 2 hours, regularly getting rid of the foam
2. 20 minutes before the broth is cooked, you need to put garlic, spices and herbs in it.
3. Cut the peeled potatoes into semicircles or cubes and place them in the broth, then do the same with the celery root, add the beans. Cook for 10 minutes.
4. Prepare frying from the onion and carrots, add tomato paste to it and place in the soup. Mix everything well.
5. Season the soup to taste, add the required amount of salt and pepper, cover and cook for about 5 minutes, and then leave to saturate with the aromas for another 15 minutes. Serve sprinkled with finely chopped herbs.

How to make a delicious chicken bean soup?

Bean soup according to this recipe turns out to be more gentle on the dietary plan due to the chicken used in cooking. It is good to season such a first course with chopped cilantro: it gives the soup a richer flavor and makes you want to try at least a plate.

Cooking time: 3 hours 10 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 2 pcs.
• Red beans - 200 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
• Fresh chopped cilantro - to taste.
• Chicken (breast) - ½ pc.
• Ground oregano - to taste.
• Savory to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

1. Fill the beans in advance with water and leave to soak for 1.5 hours, and then cook until tender over low heat for about an hour.
2. Cut the chicken breast in portions - in small cubes or thin slices, add water and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, also remembering to remove the foam.
3. Cut the peeled and washed potatoes into cubes and add to the chicken broth.
4. After 10 minutes, put the beans in the soup.
5. Prepare frying from grated carrots and small onion cubes, mix it with tomato paste and transfer to other ingredients in broth. We taste the dish with salt, add spices and pepper. Cook for about 5-7 minutes more and then serve, garnished with chopped cilantro.

Lean Bean Soup without Meat

Beans are a complete product for those who have given up meat or, for some reason, cannot eat it. Bean protein contains essential elements to maintain health and allows you to feel full quickly. If you add fresh or dried herbs to the dish, it will become even more aromatic and mouth-watering.

Cooking time: 1 hour 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Beans - 150 gr.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Celery (root) - 100 gr.
• Parsley (leaves) - ½ bunch.
• Tomato - 2 pcs.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Dried mint - 1 pinch.
• Dried savory - 1 pinch.
• Ground sweet paprika - to taste.
• Ground chili pepper - to taste.
• Wheat flour - optional.

Cooking process:

1. The beans need to be soaked in cool water for at least 8 hours, and then fill the beans with fresh water and cook for about an hour so that the beans become soft, but not boiled.
2. Peel the celery and carrots and cut into cubes or cubes.
3. Prepare frying from chopped onions and carrots: keep them in a frying pan with vegetable oil, and then add peeled and finely chopped tomatoes. Add celery and carrots there and cook together for about 6 minutes.
4. Season the dressing with salt and pepper, add the paprika and hot peppers if desired, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Transfer the vegetable dressing to the almost cooked beans, add salt and herbs, cook for another 10 minutes, and then, if desired, thicken the soup a little with flour. Serve the cooked dish with herbs and rye bread.

Canned Bean Soup in Tomato Sauce

An easy recipe for a delicious and rich bean soup with tomato sauce. It prepares quickly, easily and is suitable even for inexperienced cooks. It is best served with garlic croutons and grated cheese.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 6 pcs.
• Canned beans in tomato sauce - 400 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Fresh greens - for serving.
• Meat or mushroom broth - 2 l

Cooking process:

1. The vegetables are washed and peeled.
2. The potatoes are cut into large, even cubes.
3. Onions and carrots are chopped to make beautiful strips, and then fried in vegetable oil to brown.
4. Potato cubes are poured into the boiling broth, boiled for 10 minutes, and then fried carrots and onions are added. All together prepare for another 5 minutes.
5. The beans with the sauce are transferred to the soup, mixed well, then you need to check if there is enough salt and add more if necessary. Season the soup and cook for another 5 minutes. When serving, sprinkle each serving with fresh chopped herbs and garlic toast with grated cheese.

Delicious smoked bean soup

The taste and aroma of smoked meats are ideally complemented by dishes with legumes, and, in particular, soup with beans. The aroma of smoked meat makes the broth more appetizing, and the beans saturate with useful substances. This dish will appeal to both adults and children.

Cooking time: 3 hours.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Beans - 200 g
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Smoked meat - 300 gr.
• Smoked sausage - 200 gr.
• Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Chopped greens - for serving.

Cooking process:

1. We soak the beans in clean water for several hours, and then we renew the water and cook the beans for about 40 minutes over low heat.
2. Fry peeled and chopped onions with carrots, add a few tablespoons of tomato paste and simmer for 3 minutes.
3. In a saucepan, heat the water, cut the smoked meats into portions and carefully put them in boiling water, boil for a couple of minutes.
4. Add beans and roast carrots and onions to the broth, mix everything, taste for salt and bring to taste.
5. Serve the soup hot, garnished with herbs, with dried garlic bread.

Step-by-step recipe for making bean soup with mushrooms

Mushrooms go well with beans, especially if you use forest mushrooms to prepare such a soup - boletus, boletus and others. A fragrant chowder with beans turns out to be satisfying and tasty. When serving, you can put a couple of tablespoons of sour cream in the soup.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Canned beans - 1 can.
• Mushrooms (forest, champignons) - 200 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Butter - for frying.

Cooking process:

1. The mushrooms are cut into slices and cooked in hot butter for 15 minutes until they are browned.
2. The peeled onions, cut into small cubes, are transferred to the mushrooms and fried for another 5 minutes.
3. Frying mushrooms is shifted into a saucepan with boiling water, boiled for a couple of minutes and canned beans are added to it.
4. The soup is brought to taste by adding a suitable amount of salt and pepper and then simmering for another 5 minutes.
5. Hot croutons with grated cheese and sour cream are served with the bean and mushroom soup.

How to make mashed bean soup at home?

Thick and rich soup made from beans will warm you in cold weather and give you strength. To make the dish brighter in taste, you can add a little Tabasco sauce to it.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Canned beans - 2 cans.
• Tomatoes in their own juice - 1 can.
• Sweet red pepper - 1 pc.
• Sweet orange pepper - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 3 teeth.
• Tabasco sauce - to taste.
• A mixture of ground peppers to taste.
• Salt to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Hard cheese - to taste.
• Croutons - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Seeds are removed from the pepper, the vegetable is cut into strips, onion and garlic - as small as possible.
2. All ingredients are fried in a pan with the addition of oil.
3. Boil water in a saucepan of a suitable size, add tomatoes and cook, over low heat, for about 10 minutes.
4. The vegetable fry is transferred to a saucepan with the tomatoes, then one can of beans, spices and salt are added. Everything is prepared together for about half an hour.
5. Purée the vegetable mass with a hand blender, put the contents of the second jar of beans in the puree. Sprinkle with croutons and grated cheese to taste when serving.

A simple and delicious recipe for bean soup with meatballs

Children will love the meatballs in the bean soup, besides, such a first course is dietary, although it contains meat. The ingredients for this recipe include zucchini, which gives the soup a fresh, summery feel.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Water - 2 l
• Bay leaf - 1 pc.
• Tomato - 1 pc.
• Salt to taste.
• Seasoning for soup - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tsp
• Young zucchini - 1 pc.
• Minced beef - 200 gr.
• Small white beans - 400 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Make meatballs no more than 2 cm from ground beef.
2. Coarsely grate the peeled and washed carrots, and cut the zucchini into cubes. Fry vegetables with oil.
3. Add a finely chopped tomato to the frying, from which you first need to remove the skin.
4. Add spices and salt to boiling water, then put a whole onion there and gently dip the meatballs into the broth.
5. After a few minutes, remove the onion, transfer the fry to the soup, and after 5-6 minutes - the beans. Bring the dish to taste and cook over low heat, covered, for about 5 minutes. Serve hot with cheese crackers or a slice of black bread.

How to cook delicious bean soup in a slow cooker?

To cook soup with beans in a slow cooker, you do not need special skills or culinary knowledge: you need to take the amount of ingredients specified in the recipe and follow the cooking technology. The result is a delicious and rich dish that will appeal to all family members.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Red beans in tomato sauce - 1 can.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Potatoes - 6 pcs.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Dried basil - to taste.
• Ground paprika - to taste.
• Granulated garlic - to taste.
• Tomato paste - 1 tablespoon
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the peeled and washed potatoes into small cubes, chop the onion.
2. Put onions, carrots and potatoes into a multicooker container and cook in the "Baking" mode for several minutes.
3. Add tomato paste and beans to vegetables, add water, stir.
4. Finish with salt, spices and freshly ground pepper.
5. Turn on the "Stew" mode and cook the soup for 30 minutes. Serve with bread or cheese croutons.