Spring-y White Bean Soup

Spring-y White Bean Soup

2 cans Cannellini, Great Northern or White Beans
1 tablespoon butter or oil
1 clove garlic, chopped
½ onion, diced
1 cup water or chicken or vegetable stock
Dash of white or black pepper
1-2 teaspoons hot sauce
Optional: ¼ cup red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, carrots diced

With a blender or immersion blender pulverize one entire can of beans including juice. Set aside. In a saucepan heat the oil or butter and add onion and garlic and optional vegetables. Allow them to cook until soft. Add the pulverized beans and continue to cook. Drain the other can of beans and rinse well then add them to the soup. Add the water or stock and cook until heated through about 20-25 minutes. Enjoy with a side salad and come crusty bread.