It calls for 5 ingredients and is one of the most delicious soups I’ve ever made.

15 minutes later I was done.Wait, that’s it?

I must have missed a step…

Marcella Hazan and white bean soup in a blue bowl

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I hadn’t missed anything.

It has only five ingredients: olive oil, garlic, beans, broth, and parsley.

The soup simmers for just 10 minutes.

olive oil, beans, parsley, garlic and chicken stock

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I’ve discovered many of my go-to recipes through work, and this soup is one of my favorites.

and chopped garlic in a medium pot, cooking until the garlic is fragrant and tan.

Lower the heat, cover the pot, and simmer for about five minutes.

Garlic cooking in a half cup of olive oil

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You’re giving the beans a chance to bask in the garlic oil.

(Marcella has you transfer 1/2 cup of beans into a food mill with the broth.

Use that or a blender.)

Partially blended beans

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Some of the beans will become smooth, creating a half-creamy half-chunky soup.

One ingredient, two textures.

Simmer for five more minutes, top with chopped parsley, and add more salt and pepper to taste.

White bean soup with a side of bread

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In almost no timeless than 15 minutesyou made full-flavored soup, warm and comforting.

Why bother with anything else?"

This recipe delivers beans using smart, simple cooking techniques.

Steve Sando, Founder and CEO ofRancho Gordo, grows the heirloom Italian beans as a tribute to her.

It has a beautiful backstory that you’ve got the option to readhere.

You’ve been warned, it’s a tearjerker.

One year I bought every bean-lover in my life a pound of Marcella Beans for Christmas.