Easiest Way to Make Delicious White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons

White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons.

You can cook White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons

1. You need 4 slice of Italian bread (cut into 1 inch cubes).
2. You need 1/4 cup of olive oil.
3. It's 1/9 tsp of salt.
4. You need 1 pinch of black pepper.
5. It's 3 clove of garlic, minced.
6. It's 1 tsp of rosemary (fresh, minced).
7. It's 64 oz of cannellini or great northern beans (4 cans) rinsed and drained.
8. You need 2 1/4 cup of chicken broth (low sodium).
9. You need 6 slice of bacon, chopped.
10. Prepare 1 of onion, chopped fine.
11. It's 1 tbsp of lemon juice.

White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons step by step

1. For the Croutons: Heat oven to 475°F. Combine bread, 3 tbsp oil, half of the garlic, 1/2 tsp rosemary, 1/8 tsp salt in a large bowl. Toss to coat. Transfer to baking sheet and bake, stirring occasionally until golden brown, about 8-10 minutes. Watch closely (will burn easily)..
2. For the Soup: Process 1 1/2 cups of the beans and 1/4 cup of the broth in a food processor until smooth..
3. Cook bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and discard all but 1 tbsp of the bacon fat..
4. Cook the onion in the bacon fat for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds longer..
5. Stir in the remaining broth, pureed bean mixture, the remaining beans, and the remaining rosemary and bring to a boil..
6. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 10 minutes..
7. Add lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle servings with bacon and croutons..