Mom's Butter Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 1 large carrot , chopped
• 2 stalks celery , sliced
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 0.25 teaspoons dried marjoram
• 0.25 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 0.25 teaspoons dried thyme
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 4 14.5 ounce butter beans , drained
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery, and cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.

2. 2

   Add garlic, marjoram, parsley, and thyme. Cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes more.

3. 3

   Stir in chicken broth, butter beans, vinegar, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Ladle into bowls and serve.