White Bean and Lamb Soup Recipe
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White Bean and Lamb Soup

By: HARDT 
"Wonderful soup for a chilly Sunday dinner. It is a complete meal in one bowl. The soup is topped with wilted baby spinach and feta cheese!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (26)

Prep Time:
45 Min
Cook Time:
2 Hrs
Ready In:
10 Hrs 45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound dried great Northern beans, sorted and rinsed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 1/4 pounds ground lamb
  • 3 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 3 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups canned roma tomatoes, with liquid
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • salt to taste
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 pound baby spinach leaves
  • 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

Directions

  1. Soak the dried beans in water overnight. After soaking, drain off remaining water, and rinse.
  2. In a large stockpot, cook the onion in oil over low heat until just beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Stir in garlic, and cook for 1 minute. Increase the heat to medium, and add lamb; cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in carrots and celery, and cook for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, and season with parsley, thyme, oregano, and with freshly ground pepper and salt to taste. Add beans and broth to the pot. Bring to a boil, boil for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered, for 1/1/2 hours, or until beans are tender.
  3. Rinse spinach, and then place in a saucepan. Place over medium heat, and cook until wilted. This will only take a short time, and you will not need to add more liquid to the pan.
  4. Top each serving of soup with wilted spinach and crumbled feta cheese.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 332 | Total Fat: 18.3g | Cholesterol: 60mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2006 by MLPS   view full review
This is incredibly yummy on a chilly day. There is no need to wilt the spinach separately. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2004 by BREN43   view full review
This would get 6 stars if there was such a catagory. Short on time, I used 2 cans of Great...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2004 by SGLUPPE   view full review
This was really great! I used 2 cans of navy beans instead of dried, and put everything in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2007 by INTELLIBLONDE   view full review
Absolutely fabulous...I used diced lamb chops in place of the ground lamb, and cooked until...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2008 by SJRJA   view full review
Great base recipe, very flexible. Used a few substitutions --canned cannelini beans and a can...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2006 by maryc   view full review
I found this soup really lacking in flavor. I used lean ground lamb. Maybe it needed the fat...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2006 by FRAMBUESA   view full review
I'm not keen on beans in soup so I subbed hominy for the beans and left out the feta on top....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2005 by ARTISTICANNIE   view full review
This was so good! The only bad thing about it was I didn't have enough leftovers to last all...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2005 by LAURAJEAN223   view full review
This soup was remarkably delicious. So flavorful! I did double the celery, carrots and onions,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2004 by njmom   view full review
My DH and I loved this soup. Not my 10 yr old, but he's picky. I browned the lamb, drained...

 

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