Description

Why bother with canned, store bought bean and bacon soup, when it is so quick and easy to make your own? In a little over an hour, you will enjoy one of the best soups ever!

Ingredients

• 8 oz. Smoked Bacon, diced
• 1 c. diced yellow onions
• 1 c. diced carrots
• 1 c. diced celery
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 c. chicken broth
• 3 cans (15 oz. each) Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 8 oz. can tomato sauce

Steps

1. Cook bacon in a soup pot or Dutch oven until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Discard all but about 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
2. Add onions, carrots and celery to the hot bacon grease. Cook over medium heat until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook another minute. Stir in the chicken broth and beans. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a bubble; reduce heat to low; simmer for 1 hour.
3. Remove 1/2 of the soup to a blender or food processor.; process until smooth. Return the puree to the soup pot; stir into the remaining soup. Add the tomato sauce and ¾ of the reserved bacon; stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.