Nigella once said that "difficult" should never be confused with time consuming. This is not a difficult dish - everything just gets thrown into a pot - but it does require a bit of time to cook because of the dry beans, which are totally worth using because they get super flavorful when they simmer in the broth! You'll need about 6-8 hours of soaking time to help soften them for cooking. This is how I schedule it to make it practical: Soak the beans before you leave for work in the morning. When you come home, make yourself a cup of tea or a glass of wine, and head into the kitchen to add all of the ingredients to the soup pot. Cover the pot to simmer and then go about your evening, knowing that dinner is gently working away on the stove. Two hours later, your kitchen will smell incredible and dinner will be ready to serve. Again, this is not a difficult recipe, but it does take a bit of time.