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Spinach and Bean Super Nutritious Soup

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker ( optional )

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cooked beans
  • 1 chopped small or medium onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery 1 medium piece
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes (from the can) or 2 medium fresh tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 leak (cut into small or medium pieces or 1 cup spinach)
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp all purpose flower
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • pinch salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • There is three ways to prepare the beans:
    1) cook in a quick pot / pressure cooker. If you have a quick pressure cooker, soak the beans overnight (6-8 hours) and cook in under pressure for 3 min or per instructions of your quick pot.
    2) boil dry beans until soft, discard the water you used for boiling.
    3) just use 2 cups of cooked beans.
  • Fill a large pot with water, add ingredients except for (the oil, the spinach, flower and paprika). Boil for 45 to 60 min until all vegetables are well-cooked, cook over medium to low heat.
  • Add the oil and the spinach, boil for another 15 min over medium heat.
  • In a ½ cup of water add the flower and the paprika, mix well until you have a homogeneous mixture. Pour into the boiling soup, boil for another 15 min over medium to low heat.