Tuscan-Style Bean Soup

• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil
• 1 leek, sliced, washed, chopped*
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh garlic
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans great Northern beans, rinsed, drained
• 2 (14-ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach leaves

1. Melt Butter with Olive Oil in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat; add leek and garlic.
2. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes or until leek is softened.
3. Stir in flour until mixture is smooth.
4. Stir in all remaining ingredients except spinach.
5. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, 2 minutes.
6. Reduce heat to medium.
7. Cook, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes or until soup is slightly thickened.
8. Stir in spinach.
9. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes or until heated through.

butter, fresh garlic, allpurpose, milk, great northern beans, chicken broth, white pepper, baby spinach

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1102/tuscan-style-bean-soup (may not work)