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Green Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 2 14-ounce cans vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 pound thin green beans, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces (3 to 3 1/2 cups)

Directions

1. In a saucepan bring broth, onion, and vanilla bean to boiling.
2. Reduce heat.
3. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
4. Discard vanilla bean.
5. In a bowl stir together butter and flour.
6. Whisk into broth mixture.
7. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly.
8. Add beans to broth mixture.
9. Return to boiling, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 5 to 7 minutes.

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