Soups
White bean stew with mushrooms

A down-to-earth stew with white beans, mushrooms, onions and garlic - hearty, warming and just as good as a vegetarian version as with a little bacon. Herbs and tomatoes give the pot depth without making it heavy.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 10 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 20-25 minutes
- Total: approx. 35 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 300 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 16.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 32.1 g
- Fat
- ≈ 8.1 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 2 onions · ≈ 200.0 g
- 3 cloves of garlic · ≈ 9.0 g
- 2 tbsp tomato paste · ≈ 30.0 g
- 2 tbsp olive oil · ≈ 27.3 g
- 2 cans of white beans (400 g each), drained · ≈ 480 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 2 cans of white beans (400 g each), drained
- 300 g mushrooms or chanterelles
- 2 onions
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 400 g pureed tomatoes
- 500 ml vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 teaspoon rosemary, dried
- Salt
- pepper
- optional: 100 g smoked bacon or pancetta
- optional: parsley
Instructions
- Finely dice the onions and garlic, clean and quarter the mushrooms.
- Heat oil in a large pot and optionally fry bacon briefly.
- Sauté onions and garlic for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the mushrooms and fry vigorously until they take on color.
- Briefly roast the tomato paste, pour in the tomatoes and broth.
- Add thyme, rosemary, beans, salt and pepper.
- Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until everything is well cooked through.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot.





