I can’t stand canned soup. There is nothing satisfying about it. I have not even given my kids canned for that reason. I always make scratch soups. They are so easy it’s silly not to. I think if more people realized how simple it is, they’d make them every time too. Plus, a little bit of effort gives you days of soup! Check out what my friends at Taste and Tell had to say about this Bacon and Bean Soup:
I’d eat homemade soup every day (if you made it for me!). I used to eat Bean and Bacon Soup from a can and candidly it is not a soup that has crossed my mind to make from scratch. Like most recipes I’m sure it’s better and soul-warming. Thanks for forging ahead so I now can make it!
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Ingredients
8 oz. Applewood Farms Smoked bacon
1 cup diced yellow onions
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups College Inn chicken broth
3 cans (15 oz each) Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
Morton salt and pepper
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
Instructions
Cook the smoked bacon in a soup pot until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Discard all but about 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
To the hot bacon grease, add the onions, carrots and celery. Cook over medium heat until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and give it 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 about an hour.
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 5 minutes. Serve topped with the remaining bacon.
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Quick Tip: The longer this soup simmers the more flavorful it becomes.
Thank you to Taste and Tell for this awesome recipe!
