Bean and Bacon Soup

Submitted by weekend cooker

"Great soup to start the night before or early in the morning. If you prefer a thicker soup, mash some of the beans before adding the tomatoes. Taco seasoning and bacon, add a nice touch for this cool weather soup."

 

• Ready In: 11hrs 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 6 soups
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 295.73 ml mixed dried beans
• 1182.95 ml water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 709.77 ml water
• 4 slice fried bacon, crumbled
• 35.43 g envelope taco seasoning
• 2 (822.13 g) can diced tomatoes, undrained

directions

1. Place dried beans in a large stockpot, and cover with 5 cups water.
2. Cover pot and bring to a boil, and cook an additional 2 minutes over high heat.
3. Remove pot from heat and allow to stand, covered for 1 hour. Return pot to stovetop and cook covered for 2 1/2 - 3 hours, or until beans are tender, and drain.
4. Combine cooked beans onion, 3 cups water, bacon, and taco seasoning in a slow cooker.
5. Mix well.
6. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
7. Add tomatoes, stir well, and cook an additional 30 minutes.

Reviews

[Annacia]

I tagged this in For Your Consideration game by just reading the ingredients. I'm not sure that all of this rime is really needed, It's is a two day project, mind you it's certainly not difficult and most of the time is just waiting. I replaced the bacon with ham as I don't often have bacon in the house and when I do it's turkey bacon and it was excellent with ham. The beans (Great Northern, pinto and red beans) were very well cooked and on the verge of becoming mushy 6 hrs into the slow cooking and that's the only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5. The soup was great last evening with garlic and parsley biscuits. So tasty and comforting. I would recommend this. You may not have the early finish time that I did but you might. I'm convinced that the new slow cookers all use a considerably higher heat that the older ones. did.