One account attributes a supposed bean soup mandate to a Minnesota senator who expressed his fondness for it more than a century ago.

A rich and velvety butter bean soup infused with roasted garlic and aromatic spices. This comforting recipe is naturally dairy-free and gluten-free, making it a wholesome and nourishing meal.

Add beans and stock and simmer 20-25 minutes ... Purée until smooth. Serve soup with cornbread and molasses butter. Garnish bowls with sour cream and extra cilantro.

Because butter beans have a mild taste ... recipes that make the most of this wonderful ingredient. Simple miso soup not cutting it? Elevate the traditional Japanese soup with this recipe from ...

Keep the legs and juices for the soup. Add the tinned tomatoes or passata ... Add the shredded chicken and butter beans and simmer for 5 minutes. Drizzle with some olive oil and serve.

Drain the soaked beans and discard the water. Place the beans, ham hocks, chicken broth, and bay leaf in a soup pot; do not add salt at this stage. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour ...

Melt the butter ... soup with virginia-ham croquettes; virginia-ham croquettes; breast of four corners farm's turkey "cuit sous vide" and roasted leg "en ballotine"; giblet gravy; green-bean ...