Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                     onions -- large
  1                     garlic clove -- crushed
  1                     carrots -- small
  1                     sage leaves
  1         tablespoon  oil
  2               cans  -- great northern
                        -- beans 15 oz.
  1       14 1/2 ounce  clear chicken broth
  1                     salt -- to taste
  1                     ground pepper -- to taste

Preparation:

Chop the onion;mince the garlic.Peel and shred the carrot.Dice the tomato.Mince the sage to measure 1 tabls.( or subsitute 1 ts dried). Heat oil in large saucepan until hot.Add onion,garlic and carrot,and saute until onion is tender.Stir in beans with liquid and chicken broth.Stir in tomato and sage.Heat to boiling,stirring occasionally.Simmer about 5 minutes,stirring,just to blend flavors.Season to taste with the salt and pepper.Serve hot.Makes 4 servings...

Nutritional Information:

53 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (56% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 541mg Sodium