Hungarian Wax Bean Soup is a GAMECHANGER for Easy Meals

wax beans

🥗Healthier: green beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are more affordable and quicker to prepare.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth enhances flavor without added cost.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne offers a spicy alternative at a lower price.

In a soup pot, heat about 50 ml of vegetable oil in which we put two tablespoons of wheat flour. Stir continuously so that the flour does not burn and add a tablespoon of Hungarian sweet paprika powder. Mix and slowly pour one cup of water which we adapt to the boiling temperature, thus obtaining a thickening for the soup.

Add the frozen green beans, directly into the pot over the thickener. Pour two more cups of water, stir and let the beans thaw a little, few minutes. Add the rest of the water, season with sea salt, and when it starts to boil add the canned chopped tomatoes. Let the soup boil until the beans are done, it took me about 30 minutes.

In the end, taste and season with the vegetable mix for soups and the sugar to balance the flavours. If you want, you can add some chopped parsley.

Serve hot, with a slice of fresh bread and possibly a tablespoon of sour cream. If you want, you can add a little fresh chilli pepper.

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