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Bean broth with boiled eggs recipe

Bean broth with boiled eggs recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Here's a delicious, warming broth you can enjoy all year round. Featuring leeks, kale and cannellini beans, it's hearty, budget-friendly and so easy to make. Top with boiled eggs and serve with warmed pittas for a satisfying meal that's on the table in half an hour. See method

  • Serves 4
  • Takes 30 mins
  • 419 calories / serving
  • Freezable
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 200g pack sliced leeks
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 vegetable stock cube, made up to 750ml
  • 400g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 180g pack sliced curly kale
  • 4 eggs
  • 6 pitta breads, halved
  • 1 lemon, juiced
If you don't have any leeks, try using spring or white onions instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1755kj
    419kcal     21%

  • Fat

    11g 16%

  • Saturates

    2g 12%

  • Sugars

    7g 8%

  • Salt

    2.4g 40%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 48.8g Protein 23g Fibre 14.5g

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the leeks and cook, stirring regularly, for 5-6 mins until softened. Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 mins, then stir in the stock, beans, soy sauce and kale.
  2. Cover and simmer for 10 mins until the kale is tender. Remove the lid and continue to simmer for a further 5-7 mins until the flavour has intensified and it has slightly reduced.
  3. Meanwhile, add the eggs to a saucepan; cover with cold water. Bring to a gentle simmer, then turn the heat to low and cook for 6 mins. Prepare a large bowl of iced water.
  4. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the eggs to the iced water and leave to cool for 5 mins.
  5. Carefully peel and halve the eggs, then toast the pittas. Stir the lemon juice through the broth, then divide between bowls, topping each with 2 egg halves. Serve with the warmed pittas alongside and a grind of fresh black pepper, if you like.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Freeze broth only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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