Great Northern Bean Soup
Creamy white beans simmered with pasta make a heartwarming vegetarian dinner that tastes like comfort.
- Per serving
- $0.99
- Serves
- 5
- Time
- 30 min
- Whole dinner
- $4.95
Ingredients
1 can (16 oz) Great Northern beans
On sale at Dollar General: Camellia Great Northerns Beans, Large White, 16 oz
$0.83$1.691 package (4.5 oz) Knorr pasta sides, Alfredo Broccoli Fettuccine
On sale at Dollar General: Knorr Pasta Sides Alfredo Broccoli Fettuccine, 4.5 oz
$1.00$1.354 cups Vegetable broth
about $1.502 stalks Celery
about $1.252 medium Carrots
about $1.002 tablespoons Butter
pantryto taste Salt and pepper
pantry
Prices are from Dollar General the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Dice the celery and carrots. Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a large pot and add the diced vegetables.
- Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until tender, then add the drained Great Northern beans.
- Stir in the Knorr pasta sides package (noodles and seasoning) and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the noodles are tender.
- Stir in butter, season with salt and pepper, and serve hot.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 7 ingredients were on sale at Dollar General the week of October 18, 2026, led by great northern beans at $0.83 instead of $1.69.
The sale items rang up $1.21 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $0.99 a serving, or $4.95 for 5 servings.
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