Recipe for Potato Soup

The easiest recipe for potato soup only needs potatoes, canned borlotti beans, tomato puree, onion and oil. A complete meal due to the proteins from the beans.

You'll need (4 people):

3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 minced onion
1 clove of minced garlic
1 tablespoon of minced parsley
1 tablespoon of tomato puree
2 cups of potatoes cut in cubes
1 can of borlotti beans
about 5 cups of broth (made with cubes)
salt
pepper

How to prepare:

Put the extra virgin olive oil in a pan and add the minced onion. Let it fry and then add the garlic, parsley, the tomato puree and the potatoes.Add the borlotti beans and slowly add the broth.

Add salt and pepper and let it boil until the potatoes are done. Add 1 cup of short shaped pasta and let it boil for the time needed (usually written on the package).

Buon appetito!

Did you know that 2008 was the International Year of the potato? And when eating one big potato you're eating about 1/3 of the fibres you need daily?

In one big baked potato...

(including skin, 299 g/10.5 oz)
Nutrient	% of DRV*
Energy	10.1%
Protein	13.5%
Carbohydrates	17.2%
Fibre	30.0%
Iron	28.7%
Vitamin C	71.9%
Folate	41.6%
* Dietary Reference Values (daily nutrient requirement) for male, aged 15-18 years, in the United Kingdom
Sources: U.S. National Nutrient Database

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