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Bean and Bacon Soup
Homemade Bean and Bacon Soup Recipe - a homemade version of a childhood favorite soup! Super simple to make with pantry staples! Packed with hearty beans, savory bacon, and aromatic spices, this soup is a delicious and satisfying meal for any occasion. Serve it with crusty bread or a side salad for a complete and cozy dinner that's sure to please the whole family.
Original recipe: plainchicken.com
- Yield:
- 8 servings
- Prep:
- 10 min
- Cook:
- 30 min
- Total:
- 40 min
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Ingredients
- 4 (15.8-oz) cans Great Northern Beans, (drained and rinsed)
- 4 cups unsalted chicken broth
- 1 -lb bacon
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 2 Tbsp dried minced onion flakes
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- Cook bacon until crisp in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Use a slotted spoon to remove bacon from the pot and drain on a paper towel. Reserve one to two tablespoons of bacon grease.
- Add chopped celery and carrots to the pot and cook until they are tender. Add chicken stock, 3 cans of beans, onion flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, bay leaves, tomato paste, and water to the pot. Stir well. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Bring the soup to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to low heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
- Remove half of the soup from the pot. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup remaining in the Dutch oven.
- Add the other half of the soup back to the pot. Stir in cooked bacon and one can of white beans. Cook until warm. Garnish with parsley and crumbled bacon.