Tomato, White Bean & Couscous Soup
with Parsley & Crème Fraîche
- Wheat
- Milk
This soul-warming vegetarian soup is the culinary equivalent of a cozy blanket. It’s chock full of goodness: earthy cannellini beans, tender onion, carrot, and zucchini; plus springy couscous in a savory mushroom-tomato broth. Throw in lots of fresh herbs and a dollop of creme fraiche and it makes an ideal vegetarian dinner or lunch idea! Get ready to wrap yourself in this meal that’s as satisfying and comforting as it is delicious.
Ingredients
¼ ounce
Thyme
½ cup
Pearl Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Zucchini
1 unit
Cannellini Beans
2 tablespoon
Crème Fraîche
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Mushroom Stock Concentrate
1 clove
Garlic
¼ ounce
Parsley
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Trim and quarter zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick pieces. Drain beans. Pick thyme leaves from stems; mince leaves until you have 1 tsp (2 tsp for 4 servings). Roughly chop parsley.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5-6 minutes. • Add garlic; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Stir zucchini, beans, minced thyme, tomato paste, stock concentrates, 3½ cups water (7 cups for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt and pepper into pot. • Bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer; cook, uncovered, until zucchini is just softened, 6-9 minutes.
• Stir couscous into pot. Cover and cook until couscous is tender, 7-9 minutes. Taste and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Divide soup between bowls. Top with crème fraîche. (TIP: Cut a corner of the crème fraîche pouch to create a piping bag!) Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: Many found the soup mild and a bit one-note; the mushroom-tomato broth is pleasant but benefits from generous seasoning 🍲.
- Ease of prep: This is a quick, one-pot recipe that comes together easily, making it a great low-effort weeknight option.
- Suggestions: Boost flavor by adding a second stock concentrate, a can of diced tomatoes, or substituting some of the water with broth. A few reviewers also added crushed red pepper, lemon juice, or an Italian spice blend to give it more depth.
- Leftovers: The soup keeps well and makes generous portions — some got three to four servings and froze extras for later.
- Texture: The couscous absorbs liquid as it sits and can make the soup quite thick; use slightly less water if you prefer a brothier consistency. Some found the zucchini gets very soft, so add it later in the cook if you like more bite.
- Pairings: Garlic bread, crusty rolls, or a sprinkle of Parmesan on top were popular additions that made the meal feel more complete.
Reviews from our home cooks
Great quick recipe - the parsley and creme fraiche are nice touches. Added home made garlic bread with it, as well as store bought chicken sausage to the dish. Would absolutely get it again.
What a delicious surprise! I can't wait to have this again! The zucchini was so delicious in this and I never would have thought to include it! I do wish I could opt out of some ingredients like the parsley. I don't like fresh parsley so I often only use a tiny bit or I don't use it at all and I hate to waste it!
This soup recipe is convenient for cleanup because it only uses one pot. I used all the thyme in my recipe and it was delicious!!! So flavorful and hearty and yummy!
This soup was delicious and I loved the flavors. Generous portions left us pleasantly satisfied with a bit leftover for next day's lunch.
The soup was very good. It was a tad watery, perhaps add cornstarch to thicken a bit. The fresh ingredients was great.
This soup is awesome and easy and I had leftovers to freeze for another time when the fridge was empty. Fresh and fulfilling.
Loved this one! The thyme with the mushroom stock and tomato was an interesting flavor and one I really enjoyed!
3+/4- Easy, tasty, and filling but flavor was a bit bland for what we have come to expect from Hello Fresh. Although Tomato was the first word in the title, the only tomato ingredient was a small pouch of tomato paste. This should have had either a fresh tomato in addition or a box of diced tomatoes that are part of many of your meals.
Hello Fresh soups are always good and we can get 4 servings out of the 2 meal portion. I like anything with couscous in it too. We had this with cheese and crackers, which finished it well.
I enjoyed the dish overall, but I really did not like the parsley in this. I think I would have liked some basil instead for a fresh herb. The soup could have used some more seasoning in general other than thyme, an Italian spice blend would have been nice.
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