My mom’s butter bean soup is pure comfort food to me. She made it weekly in a slow cooker, and this is my sped-up stovetop version. Add chopped cooked ham to make a hearty main dish if desired, or use vegetable broth to make it vegetarian. For a thicker soup, smash some of the beans using a large spoon.
Mom’s Butter Bean Soup
My mom’s butter bean soup is pure comfort food to me. She made it weekly in a slow cooker, and this is my sped-up stovetop version. Add chopped cooked ham to make a hearty main dish if desired, or use vegetable broth to make it vegetarian. For a thicker soup, smash some of the beans using a large spoon.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 large carrot chopped
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 14.5 ounce cans butter beans drained
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery, and cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Add garlic, marjoram, parsley, and thyme. Cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes more.
- Stir in chicken broth, butter beans, vinegar, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Is there more than one can of butter beans in this recipe?
I can’t tell from how it’s written. This looks like a great recipe, and I’d like to try it. Thanks!
How many cans of butter beans. It says cans with an “s”. 2 cans, 3 cans? I didn’t see a reply to the other person with the same question. I’d like to try this recipe, it looks good. Thanks.
Please answer! How many cans of beans? The world wants to know…
It says 4 servings, so I’d think no more than 2 cans of butter beans.
I get that it’s real quick stovetop, but the better for you would be using dry large lima beans in a bag, rinsed & adjusting broth in crockpot to cover by a couple inches. Great base flavors & definitely good use of the rest of your Easter ham bits from freezer. Go a step further, cook down that smoked ham bone for the WOW factor. No