This gut-friendly soup is the ultimate comfort meal, designed to support digestive health while being cosy, delicious, and easy to prepare. Packed with 14g of fibre per serving, it’s a nutritious option to keep you feeling your best.
Using just one pot, this recipe combines cannellini beans, fresh vegetables, and your favourite pasta for a hearty base. The addition of miso and spinach at the end adds a burst of flavour and extra nourishment, ensuring every bite is as beneficial as it is satisfying.
Perfect for a quick lunch or a warming dinner, this soup is proof that eating for your gut can be simple, enjoyable, and incredibly tasty.
Why It’s Good For Gut Health
This soup is packed with plant-based fibre from beans, vegetables, and wholegrain pasta, which helps feed your gut bacteria. The addition of miso adds natural probiotics, which may support a healthy microbiome. The combination of prebiotics (from beans, onions, and garlic) and probiotics (from miso) makes this a powerful meal for gut support.
Tips
- Chop vegetables evenly: This helps them cook uniformly and gives a better mouthfeel.
- Add miso at the end: Miso contains live cultures, which can be destroyed at high heat. Stir it in right at the end to preserve its gut-supportive benefits.
Swaps
Beans: Use butter beans, chickpeas or lentils if you prefer.
Pasta: Go for wholegrain, spelt, or gluten-free pasta to suit your dietary needs.
Spinach: Use kale, cavolo nero or chopped chard.
Stock: A good-quality veggie bouillon adds great depth — just check for low-sodium options if you’re watching salt intake.
Storage
Fridge: Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Freezer: This soup freezes well for up to 2 months. Just leave out the pasta if freezing, and add it fresh when reheating to avoid mushiness.
More Gut Health Soups
- Ribollita (Italian Vegetable & Bread Soup)
- Zuppa alla Garfagnina (Tuscan Spelt and Bean Soup)
- Lenticchie in Umido (Italian Lentil Stew)
Gut Health Soup
Ingredients
- 1 can cannellini beans
- 2 carrots chopped in small cubes
- 2 celery sticks chopped in small cubes
- 1 yellow onion chopped thinly
- 50 g of your favourite pasta
- 1 tbsp white miso
- 2 handful of spinach
- 500 ml hot water mixed with
- 1/2 tsp vegetable stock
Instructions
- In a pan add carrots, celeries and cook. Then onion and garlic and cook.
- Add the rest of the ingredients: beans, stock, bay leaves and pasta
- Cook until the pasta is ready
- Just at the end add miso and spinach (just cook for a 1 minute or until the spinach are softened.