White Bean & Chorizo Soup

• Ingredients
• Method
• Nutritional Content

 

Ingredients:

Number of servings: 4

• 100 grams chorizo sausage
• 1 large onion diced
• 2 stalks celery thinly sliced
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 diced tomatoes
• 1 litre chicken stock
• 800 g tinned cannellini beans, rinsed
• Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

 

Method:

1. Grill the chorizo for a few minutes until crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
2. Spray a non-stick fry pan add the chorizo, onion and celery to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened.
3. Add the garlic, thyme and paprika and cook, stirring, until you can smell the aromas;
4. Add the tomatoes and cook for another minute.
5. Add stock and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
6. Add the beans and cook for another 5 minutes.
7. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Difficulty rating: Easy

Tips:

• Serve with your favourite whole grain bread. Whole grain cereal products contain more fibre than their white equivalents. Fibre is used by the gastrointestinal system to digest food;
• Check the package labels on canned beans and choose a brand with no added fat or salt. Choosing products with no added fat and salt is an easy step you can take to improve your diet and reduce your risk of developing chronic health conditions like obesity, erectile dysfunction, type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome;
• Leave out the chorizo or substitute for a soy product if you are cooking for someone who follows a vegetarian diet.

 

Nutritional content:

Nutritional analysis per serve:

Energy	1202.88 kJ 287.49 cal
Protein	18.92 g
Total fat	7.79 g
Saturated fat	2.87 g
Carbohydrates	31.37 g
Total sugars	7.84 g
Fibre	14.94 g
Sodium	1912.53 mg
Cholesterol	16 mg
Potassium	810.08 mg

 

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