Bean And Bacon Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces jones dairy farm cherry hardwood smoked bacon, diced
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1 cup diced celery
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 3 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• salt and pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 cook the bacon in a soup pot or dutch oven until crisp. remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. discard all but about 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
• 2 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 cook 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 1 hour.
• 3 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.