Great Northern bean soup with tomatoes
An easy cheap, and convenient recipe born in my kitchen. It is Satisfying, creamy and flavorful. Beans are perfectly cooked and infused with the umami from the tomatoes, providing a delightful depth to each spoonful.
Equipment
- 1 Instant pot or pressure cooker
- 1 frying pan
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 2 cups great northern white beans
- 2 fresh tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 italian sausages
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillion
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 tablespoon olive oil.
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- soak the dry beans overnight or not less than 5 hours
- Strain any water out of the bean that might have been left from the soaking and add the great northern beans to the instant pot along with 4 cups of water. for 70 minutes
- cut the tomatoes and onion into small dice
- Remove the skin from the sausage so you are left with chunks of meat
- Set the stove to medium-high. Grab a frying pan and pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil or any neutral cooking oil of your choice. Let the oil heat before starting to add the sausage meat.
- Stir and press the sausage to remove the chunks, and you get a ground meat sort of mixture. Let it fry until is golden before adding the onion.
- Once the onions are translucid and are starting to caramelize, add the tomatoes and let them cook until their juices are released.
- Now everything is ready to be mixed together. Add the sauce to the soft beans, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of vinegar of your choice. season with salt to taste, fresh herbs, and spinash
- To finish everything off, cook on the instant pot for 10 more minutes.
- Wait for the instant pot release the pressure, and enjoy!!
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Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 6 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 406 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 30.8g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat 9.5g | 48% |
| Cholesterol 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium 1332mg | 58% |
| Total Carbohydrate 16.7g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.3g | 15% |
| Total Sugars 5.2g | |
| Protein 15.5g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 59mg | 5% |
| Iron 2mg | 9% |
| Potassium 347mg | 7% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
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