Stick to your healthy diet. Using white beans, basil, potatoes, pepper, cheese and a few other ingredients you can make a delicious tomato soup.

Serves: 10

Preparation Time: 15 min

Cooking Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cans dried great northern beans (about 1 pound)
• cooking spray
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 cup diced peeled baking potato
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 (16-ounce) cans vegetarian chicken-flavored broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 diced seeded tomato
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/4 cup grated fresh low-fat parmesan cheese (1 ounce)

Instructions

1. Sort and wash beans; set aside. Then, place a 6-quart pressure cooker coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot.
    
2. Add onion; saute 2 minutes. Add garlic; saute 1 minute. Add beans, potato, thyme, broth, and bay leaves.
    
3. Close lid securely; bring to high pressure over high heat (about 7 minutes). Adjust heat to medium or level needed to maintain high pressure; cook 35 minutes.
    
4. Remove from heat; place pressure cooker under cold running water. Remove lid and discard bay leaves.
    
5. Partially mash bean mixture. Stir in tomato and next 4 ingredients (tomato through red pepper).
    
6. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with low-fat cheese.

Notes

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