White Bean Soup

The bonus.... the beans provide a good source of protein!

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil

½ small, sweet onion chopped

1 large carrot chopped

2-3 celery sticks chopped

1 small container of grape tomatoes rinsed & halved

2 10oz cans of cannellini beans rinsed

4 cups of unsalted chicken broth

5 ozs of baby spinach

1 tsp of salt

½ tsp of pepper

¼ cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Heat oil on medium heat in a large skillet that has a cover for later.

Add the onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, salt, pepper and sauté for 5 minutes.

Add the broth and beans.  Cover the skillet & lower the heat to simmer for 15 minutes.

Add the spinach and cover for 30 minutes.

Remove from the heat and sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top.

Serve warm.