From Family Circle

Cannellini beans, also known as white kidney beans, are pureed in the blender adding to the creaminess of the cheesy soup. Egg yolks make it extra rich.

Creamy Bean Soup

From EatingWell

Like poor people everywhere, mountain people in the South thrived for centuries on food that was indigenous, inexpensive and healthful. These days "soup beans" speak instant comfort to anyone who had familial connections from Appalachia, where every garden produced shelling beans that could be eaten fresh or grown to maturity for dry beans. Serve this thick, stewlike soup with cornbread, pickle relish and diced sweet onion.

Soup Beans

From Diabetic Living

Let a slow cooker complete this vegetarian soup. Serve it in cups as a side to sandwiches or in ladle it in bowls for light meals.

Savory Bean Spinach Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this hearty high-fiber bean soup recipe for dinner on chilly evenings.

White Bean Soup with Sausage and Kale

From Swanson Broth & Stock

The slow cooker makes is easy to prepare this meatless main-dish soup that's brimming with white kidney beans, fennel, spinach and tomato.

Slow Cooker White Bean with Fennel Soup

From Fine Cooking Magazine

White Bean Soup with Sauteed Shrimp & Garlic Croutons

From Food & Wine

Mussel-and-White-Bean Stew

From Better Homes and Gardens

Simmering both beef and ham shanks with beans and vegetables gives this soup its rich, bold flavors. Make ahead so you can come home to a gratifying soup supper during a busy week.

Tuscan Bean Soup with Spinach

From The Food Channel

High in fiber and big on flavor, this robust soup is a meal in itself--a superb choice for a wintertime lunch or dinner.

White Bean, Bacon and Spinach Soup

From Food & Wine

Some chilis need to simmer for a long time to help the flavors develop. This one doesn't because Melissa Rubel Jacobson, F&W Test Kitchen Associate, mixes in a little bit of bacon, which instantly adds meatiness and a nice smoky flavor.

Quick Three-Bean Chili

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cassoulet is a rustic stew from the Southwest of France that's made with white beans and a variety of meats. This recipe relies on work-saving frozen meatballs and smoked turkey sausage.

Meatball Cassoulet

From Better Homes and Gardens

Flavored with pumpkin and coconut milk, this super fast soup is ready in 15 minutes. Canned pumpkin and cannellini beans are the timesaving secrets.

Pumpkin-Bean Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Fennel imparts a licoricelike taste to this Italian vegetable soup.

Minestrone with Fennel and Ham

From Food & Wine

Chef Laurence Jossel created this stripped-down version of the classic French stew, with creamy white beans, luscious store-bought duck confit, smoky French garlic sausage, and slab bacon. Letting the beans rest overnight develops their flavors.

Cassoulet with Duck Confit

From Fitness

Using lean ground turkey breast keeps this 20-minute dinner low in fat.

Chunky White Bean Soup

From Vegetarian Times

"My soup was inspired by the seasonal ingredients available at the farmers' market in Boulder, Colorado," explains Amanda Mauser, a 14-year vegetarian and student at Johnson and Wales University in Denver, Colo. "I used smoked paprika to provide the smoky flavor of the pork found in traditional Portuguese kale soup."

White Bean and Kale Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

With fewer than 300 calories and just 4 grams of fat, this soup is healthfully filling.

Mixed Bean Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Ladle up bowls of this nutritional powerhouse. It's low in fat, too.

Italian Greens, Beans, and Vegetable Stew

From Midwest Living

The ribs are simmered until tender then coated in barbecue sauce to make a hearty topper for the flavorful soup.

Prairie-Style Bean Soup with Beef Ribs

From Food & Wine

Ribollita ("twice boiled" in Italian) is a Tuscan classic made from reheated minestrone. Charlie Parker spikes his version with sweet smoked paprika and fire-roasted tomatoes.

Smoky Ribollita

From EatingWell

Kale is matched up here with white beans and chunks of lean pork tenderloin to create a soup that's satisfying and quick to make. Smoked paprika gives the soup a Spanish flair so some warm bread and sliced Manchego cheese would go well on the side.

Pork, White Bean & Kale Soup

From Family Circle

This version of the classic Italian soup includes turkey meatballs, which are added in the last step of this vegetable soup recipe. Purists can leave them out.

Minestrone

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Tuscan Peasant Soup with Rosemary & Pancetta

From Diabetic Living

This vegetarian soup is made in the slow cooker. It's a great side dish for a sandwich at dinner or on its own as a light lunch.

Savory Bean-Spinach Soup

From Family Circle

Spicy chorizo sausage and two kinds of beans--great northern and red kidney--team up in this chunky soup.

Zesty Bean Soup