Recipes and Cooking Sage-White Bean Soup Be the first to rate & review! By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on February 26, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hrs Stand Time: 1 hrs Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins Servings: 8 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 pound dry Great Northern or navy beans 1 large onion, chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 12 cloves garlic, minced 4 14 ounce cans reduced-sodium chicken broth 2 tablespoon snipped fresh sage or 2 teaspoons dried sage, crushed ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 recipe Sage French Bread Toasts (see recipe below) (optional) Fresh sage leaves (optional) Sage French Bread Toasts olive oil 8 1/2-inch-thick slices baguette-style French bread cut garlic clove snipped fresh or crushed dried sage Directions Rinse beans. In a 4-quart Dutch oven, combine beans and the 8 cups water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand for 1 hour. (Or let the uncooked beans and water soak overnight.) Drain and rinse beans; set aside. In the same Dutch oven, cook onion in hot oil over medium heat until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in beans and broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until tender. Stir in snipped sage, salt, and pepper. If desired, top each serving with Sage French Bread Toasts and sage leaves. Makes 8 (1-1/2 cup) main-dish servings. Sage French Bread Toasts Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Brush a little olive oil onto slices of French bread. Rub each slice with a cut garlic clove; sprinkle sage. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until light brown. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 236 Calories 2g Fat 40g Carbs 15g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 236 % Daily Value * Total Fat 2g 3% Sodium 630mg 27% Total Carbohydrate 40g 15% Protein 15g *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.