5 from 24 votes
Creamy Yellow Bean & Potato Soup
This soup combines yellow wax beans and russet potatoes in a creamy broth enriched with butter, milk, and chicken broth. The soup thickens with cornstarch, resulting in a smooth, hearty texture. Topped with crisp bacon and fresh green onions, it offers a balance of comforting richness and light, fresh garnish.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
261 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Ukrainian
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup white onion chopped
- 4 cups yellow wax beans cut in 3
- 4 cups russet potato peeled, chopped, bite sized
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2-3 tablespoons green onion chopped, to garnish
- 2-3 tablespoons Bacon cooked, to garnish
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- chives fresh, chopped, to taste
Instructions
- Sautee the onions in butter in the bottom of a large soup pot until tender.
- Add in the beans, potatoes and chicken broth. Bring to a low boil on your stovetop then simmer until the potatoes and beans are tender.
- Whisk the cornstarch into the milk, then whisk into the soup quickly.
- Cook for another 5 minutes until the soup has thickened.
- Ladle into soup bowls and top with green onions and bacon.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
8g
Calories
261kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
968mg
(40%)
Potassium
1040mg
(22%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
235IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
55.3mg
(61%)
Calcium
168mg
(17%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 261
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8g | |
| Calories | 261kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 968mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 1040mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 235IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 55.3mg | 61% |
| Calcium | 168mg | 17% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.