Creamy Vegan White Bean Soup + Sautéed Broccolini

This Creamy Vegan White Bean Soup + Sautéed Broccolini is the perfect comfort in a bowl situation. Filled with delicious herbs and spices, made with cauliflower and white kidney bean, and topped with easily sautéed broccolini, this soup is quite the healthy meal and uses mostly pantry staple ingredients to get the job done. Super easy to make, all vegan + gluten-free.

Soup is certainly one of my favorite things to eat and especially during this chaotic time, soup is one of the easiest things to whip together using staples ingredients for the entire family.

Plus, it definitely stretches for more than one day in some cases.

If you’ve been an avid reader of Orchids + Sweet Tea, then you’re probably aware of this delicious soup options that are on our site. I’ll mention them further below.

This White Bean Soup in particular is SO CREAMY and SO GOOD! OMG! No lie!

But first, have you seen our latest article, Must-Have Pantry Staples + Essentials? If not, definitely check it out!

This list not only includes common items that are universal as it relates to meal planning and prepping, but we’ve compiled a short list of our healthy recipes that use a few of these ingredients for greater ease.

Lately, I’ve been asked for advice on keeping things interesting, especially when eating a plant-based or vegan diet. While I’m not a total Herbivore, my family and I make a commitment to eating most things that are Vegan.

To start, I’d recommend reading our latest article, How to Best Transition into a Plant-Based or Vegan Diet, which best explains how to keep your focus and continue on with eating healthy.

Secondly, my best advice for anyone is EXPERIMENT, EXPERIMENT, EXPERIMENT!

And yes, I had to type that in capital letters. Haha. Seriously, it’s so important to try different ingredients and even different ways to make your favorite ones.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE MOST ABOUT THIS RECIPE?

It’s super easy to make.

Done in just 30 minutes.

Only requires ONE pot + a blender.

It’s Vegan + Plant-based.

Compiled from great tasting veggies—like white beans, cauliflower, + broccolini.

Did I mention that it’s just TOO GOOD TO NOT GRAB A BOWL + ENJOY?

NEED A FEW EASY, DELICIOUS SOUP IDEAS? HERE’S OUR MUST TRYS!

This Vegan Tuscan Kale Chickpea Soup is the perfect comfort and flavorful bowl of goodness for those cold winter days. 

This Slow Cooker Quinoa Veggie Soup recipe is truly a delicious meal for those not so warm days.

This Slow Cooker Loaded Vegan Veggie Soup is the perfect bowl of heartiness for those cold winter days. 

This Easy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup recipe is the warmth of great flavors and succulent taste of nuttiness from the topped roasted chickpeas which is beautifully paired with a creamy base that makes this bowl of goodness completely irresistible.

This Loaded Dairy-Free Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe is something truly spectacular. 

White Kidney Beans? Are They Healthy?

Kidney Beans are a legume native to Central America and Mexico.

They come in a variety of colors and patterns, including white, cream, black, red, purple, spotted, striped, and mottled.

When it comes to nutrition, kidney beans are mostly composed of carbs and fiber, but are a GREAT SOURCE OF PROTEIN (highly rich in this)!

In addition, these beans are rich in Vitamins and Minerals such as: Folate, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Potassium, among others.

Ok, so back to this soup.

Again, this soup is amazing. In all honesty, I had to make it more than once to get the consistency that I desired.

Originally, I only attempted to use the white beans, however, it wasn’t as creamy as I wanted.

So, after much thought, planning in my head, that sort of thing, I remembered how deliciously creamy this Vegan Broccoli Alfredo Pasta was and I decided to try using cauliflower and cashews to make this soup just as creamy.

Yes, I know what you might be thinking? Cauliflower + Cashews to make things creamy? Yup.

In most vegan dishes, we often use cashews to create a creamier texture of base for most dishes, however, through experiment, I have since learned that cauliflower (in conjunction to cashews) does a great job as well.

You’ll see.

Now let’s dig right into this recipe, shall we?

Begin by adding 1-2 Tbsps of olive oil to the dutch pot on medium-high heat.

Add in the garlic, and Sauté for 1-2 minutes until slightly softened and fragrant.

Add the cauliflower and veggie broth and bring to a boil. Once it begins to boil, reduce heat to low and let simmer until cauliflower has softened, about 10 minutes.

Once cooked and softened, add the soaked cashews and 1/2 of the white beans, cooking for another 5 minutes or so.

Using a hand blender, blend everything until full smooth. **NOTE: if you don’t have a hand blender, carefully add the cooked cauliflower (along with any little stock that might be included), beans, and cashews into a high-powered blender, blending until smooth and creamy.**

Once smooth, increase the heat to medium-high and allow the soup to bubble a bit. Stir in seasonings and remaining white beans.

Reduce heat again, and let simmer for another 10-15 minutes, until beans are softened.

Once done, remove from heat and serve immediately into prepared bowls and top with sautéed broccolini.

Enjoy with a homemade garlic bread or crackers.

Bon Appetit!

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