Bean and Bacon Soup

Name: Bean and Bacon Soup
Prep time: 15 h
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 16 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz Bacon; 4 Cans Great Northern Beans; 1 cup Carrots; 1 cup Celery; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 cup Yellow Onions; 4 cups Chicken Broth; 8 oz Tomato Sauce; 1 tsp Salt (Adjust to taste); 1 tsp Pepper (Adjust to taste)

Brian Huonker

Prep 15 hrs15h

Cook 1 hr 15 mins1h 15m

Serves 4

Skip the can - this Homemade Bean and Bacon Soup is hearty and filling and filled with veggies and chunks of bacon!

↬ Adapted from Homemade Bean and Bacon Soup - Taste and Tell

Ingredients

8 oz Bacon
4 cans Great Northern Beans
1 cup Carrots
1 cup Celery
2 cloves Garlic
1 cup Yellow Onions
4 cups Chicken Broth
8 oz Tomato Sauce
1 tsp Salt (Adjust to taste)
1 tsp Pepper (Adjust to taste)

Instructions

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1
Cook the bacon in a soup pot or Dutch oven until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Discard all but about 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
2
To the hot bacon grease, add the onions, carrots and celery. Cook over medium heat until they start to soften, about . Add the garlic and cook an additional minute. Stir in the chicken broth and beans. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a bubble then reduce the heat to low and let the soup simmer for .
3
Remove half of the soup to a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Return the puree to the soup pot and stir into the remaining soup. Add the tomato sauce and ¾ of the reserved bacon and stir to combine. Taste and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let the soup simmer until it is heated through, about . Serve topped with the remaining bacon.

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