Bean and Bacon Soup Recipe - On the stove in hours
Recipe for a Bean and Bacon soup that is packed with vegetables and so delicious. Make this ahead of time or simmer in a Crock-Pot.
Equipment
- Crock-Pot
- Cutting board
- Sink Colander
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- 16 oz Bacon
- 3 cans Beans 2 Great Northern Beans and 1 Cannellini
- 1 Onion diced
- 3 Celery
- 3 Carrots
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 8 cups Water
Instructions
- In a sink colander, rinse the celery and carrots, dice them, and then set aside.
- Place 2 Tbsp oil in a 6-Quart pot on the stove and then heat on medium-high.
- Dice 1 onion and cook in the pot.
- Cut the bacon into 1/2-inch pieces and then place them into the pot to cook with the onion, until browned.
- Cooking time will vary depending on your stove and additionally how much you want your bacon to be cooked.
- Add the diced carrot and cut up celery to the pot and then cook until tender, 5-7 minutes.
- Mince the 2 garlic cloves and add it to the pot, cooking until fragrant.
- Open the 3 cans of beans and drain them and then pour the beans into the pot.2 Great Northern Beans and 1 can of Cannellini Beans.
- Measure and then add 8 cups water to the 6-Quart pot.
- Finally, simmer the Bean and Bacon Soup on the stove on low for 2-4 hours.