Lima Bean Soup Recipe
This warm and comforting soup is the perfect one pot meal, packed with lima beans and potatoes as a starchy base, full of flavourful vegetable broth and added dried herbs. Perfect for when you're under the weather or need a little warming up.
Serving Size 6
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 3 celery stalks chopped
- 4 carrots chopped
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups lima beans canned and rinsed or dried and cooked
- 8 cups vegetable broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 3-4 russet potatoes peeled and chopped
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large heavy bottom pot on medium heat.
- Add the celery, carrot and onion. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. The onion should be just tender. Add splashes of water before stirring to loosen the vegetables from the bottom of the pot.
- Add the thyme, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Stir into the vegetables and cook for another 2-3 minutes. The onion and celery should be softened.
- Add the garlic and cook for 20-30 seconds, or until fragrant. Be careful not to burn it.
- Add the potatoes and lima beans. Stir to mix all the ingredients together.
- Add the broth and stir. Bring the soup to a simmer with the lid almost covering the pot. Simmer the soup, stirring occasionally, until you can easily pierce the potatoes with a fork, about 15-20 minutes.
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Notes
Occasionally add a splash of water when sauteeing the celery, carrot and onion. This will steam the vegetables and help make them tender.
Puree the soup once it's done, with an immersion blender or a regular blender.
Taste as you go and add more salt or pepper.
Swap out russet potatoes for yellow or red potatoes. Cooking time may vary.
Add more vegetables, like chopped mushroom, peppers, spinach or kale.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 8gFat: 3gFiber: 7gSugar: 7g
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