Creamy Bean And Peanut Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 cup chopped celery, diced
• 1/2 cup ham or 1/2 cup smoked sausage, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) can beans (chickpeas, great northern,navy or cannelini)
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 place a saucepan with the olive oil over medium heat, and saute onions, celery, meat and garlic for 8 minutes.
• 2 add broth and next 3 ingredients, bringing to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• 4 add the peanut butter, stirring with a whisk.
• 5 cook 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 serve sprinkled with parsley.
• 7 i usually omit the meat and puree the soup with my stick blender, enjoying the smooth, creamy texture.