Great Northern Bean Soup

Ingredients

• tablespoon olive oil
• large onion, chopped
• clove sgarlic, minced
• carrots, chopped
• stalk celery, chopped
• cup svegetable broth
• large potato, chopped
• bay leaves
• tablespoon dried basil
• teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• pinch ground thyme
• (15 ounce) can sgreat Northern beans, rinsed and drained

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir carrots and celery into the onion mixture. Pour vegetable broth into the stockpot; add potato, bay leaves, basil, sea salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and cook at a simmer until the vegetables are beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
3. Stir beans into the soup; continue simmering until the beans are hot and tender, about 20 minutes more.