Bean and Bacon Soup #2

Submitted by tpw1963 williams

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 453.59 g dry navy beans, sorted and rinsed
• 1419.54 ml water
• 2 clove garlic, crushed
• 9.85 ml salt
• 1.23 ml ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 slice bacon
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 226.79 g can tomato sauce
• 4.92 ml crushed dried parsley

directions

1. Place beans in a large pot, cover with water and soak overnight; drain and rinse.
2. Add water, garlic, salt, pepper and bay leaf.
3. Cover and simmer for 1½ hours.
4. Meanwhile, cook bacon until crisp; remove from pan and drain on paper towel.
5. Set aside.
6. Add onions and bell pepper to pan drippings; sauté until tender.
7. Add to beans along with carrots.
8. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
9. Add tomato sauce and parsley.
10. Cover and simmer an additional 30 minutes.
11. Remove the bay leaf before serving with reserved bacon crumbled on top.

Reviews

[Rachwats]

Loved the soup! I changed it a bit. I used canned beans and put in a hole package of uncooked bacon. Then just let it simmer.