6 south beach diet bean soup Recipes

extra lean ground beef (less than 10% fat), onion, chopped, reduced-sodium fat-free beef broth, water, diced tomatoes with juice, undrained (no sugar added), shredded cabbage (i use bagged coleslaw salad mix to save time), stalks celery, diced, kidney beans, rinsed and drained (or canneloni or great northern beans, no sugar added), garlic clove, minced, salt & pepper, parmesan cheese, for garnish

chicken broth or 2 quarts vegetable broth, head green cabbage, shredded (i use angel hair shredded cabbage) or 1 (10 oz) bag shredded cabbage for coleslaw (i use angel hair shredded cabbage), head celery, washed and sliced, leek, rinsed, trimmed, and sliced thinly, garlic cloves, peeled and minced, fresh green beans, cut into 2-inch lengths, zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch rounds (i leave out ), summer squash, cut into 1/4 inch rounds (i leave out ), diced tomatoes, drained, navy beans, rinsed and drained (optional), shredded parmesan cheese, optional garnish (optional), basil pesto, optional garnish (optional)

extra virgin olive oil, scallions, thinly sliced, stalk celery, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, minced, ground cumin, cayenne, salt, fresh ground black pepper, canned black beans, with their liquid, canned diced tomatoes, with their liquid, low sodium chicken broth, fresh lime juice

extra virgin olive oil, onion, minced, stalks celery, minced, garlic cloves, minced, dried basil, dried oregano, red pepper flakes, white mushrooms, trimmed and quarted (about 6 medium), summer squash, diced, lima beans, rinsed and drained, no-salt-added diced tomatoes , with juices, tomato sauce, water