Healthy Quinoa Spinach Soup with White Beans
This Quinoa Spinach Soup with White Kidney Beans is a like a warm hug on a cold day. Protein-packed quinoa, fresh spinach, bright tomatoes and filling white beans come together for a super nutritious soup. You're gonna love it😍
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups quinoa, cooked Quinoa expands almost 3 times after cooking (1 cup dry = 3 cups cooked approx.)
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups fresh spinach, packed
- 3.5 cups diced tomatoes - 1 large can 796 ml / 28 oz / 3.5 cups
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth gluten-free
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1-19oz can white kidney beans (cannellini beans) rinsed and drained
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook quinoa according to package instructions.
- When the quinoa is almost done, heat olive oil on medium heat in a large saucepan or dutch oven.
- When the oil is shimmering, add onion and garlic. Saute onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add a little salt here.
- Then, add the spinach leaves and cook for another minute, stirring frequently, until spinach is completely wilted.
- Finally, add in diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, spices, cooked quinoa, and white kidney beans. Add some fresh ground pepper here too. Stir and cover.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes on low-medium heat.
- Taste before serving. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
Notes
Makes about 12 cups of soup total.
Sometimes I'll use rice in place of the quinoa if I have leftover rice in the fridge.
If you like a thicker soup, add more quinoa/rice.
You can also add in celery or chopped carrots if you have veggies you want to use up.
This soup is great for leftovers too. If you use rice, I'll have to add a bit more water or broth when I'm re-heating leftovers as the rice will take on some of the water.
Nutrition information is approximate for about 1.5 cups of soup.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Quinoa Spinach Soup with White Beans
Amount per Serving
Calories
140
% Daily Value*
Fat
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Sodium
136
mg
6
%
Potassium
262
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
22
g
7
%
Fiber
6
g
25
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
1129
IU
23
%
Vitamin C
9
mg
11
%
Calcium
90
mg
9
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
140
Nutrition Facts