The Saturday Simmer: Budget-friendly bean soup recipes
Beans, beans, good for your heart. The more you eat, the more you... want to lick the bowl clean! Whether you start with dried beans or canned, you can build a healthy, hearty, economical soup around any variety of beans. Add little bits of vegetables, leftover meats, a rich broth or even plain water, and you have the makings of a satisfying soup pot. Cook bean soups until the beans fall apart on their own, or coax them into submission with an immersion blender. Or leave them whole, like they are in this sopa de frijoles, a Peruvian bean soup from Provecho Peru. Although nothing makes your kitchen smell and sound more welcoming than a pot of soup burbling away on the stove, don't forget your slow cooker, which makes wonderful bean soups with no stove-tending required.
So many budget-friendly bean soups (mostly meatless) caught my eye this week:
Smoky refried bean soup, from FatFree Vegan Kitchen
Sopa de frijoles/Peruvian bean soup, from Provecho Peru
Dried fava bean soup with mint and guajillo chiles, from 101 Cookbooks
CrockPot Mexican corn and bean soup, from Weelicious
Garlicky white bean soup with dark greens, from The Nourishing Gourmet
Bailout bean soup, from The Perfect Pantry
Slow cooker (or stovetop) vegetarian black bean and rice soup with lime and cilantro, from Kalyn's Kitchen
CrockPot 16 bean soup, from A Year of Slow Cooking
Weight Watchers simply filling slow cooker bean and cabbage soup, from Simple Nourished Living
White bean and roasted mushroom soup, from She Wears Many Hats
Hearty lentil and black bean soup with smoked paprika, from Cookin' Canuck
Black bean and sweet potato soup, from Two Peas & Their Pod
Which will you try first? What intrigues you? Please leave feedback on the original recipe post, and let us know if you've made or adapted any of these recipes. See you next Saturday, and every Saturday, with more soups, stews and chili.
[All photos used with permission.]
I love bean soups. Thank you so much for not posting leftover turkey soup recipes.
Tony
Tony, my pleasure.
Always ready to try another bean soup, year round, but especially for the dark nights of winter.