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Bean with Bacon

SUBMITTED BY: Karena

"A great winter soup."

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	2 Hrs 20 Min
READY IN	2 Hrs 35 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 (16 ounce) package dried navy beans
9 cups water
1 pound bacon
2 onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 teaspoons chicken bouillon
1 bay leaf
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
4 cups water

DIRECTIONS

Boil the beans in 9 cups of the water and then let sit for one hour. Drain and set aside.
Cook the bacon to your desired texture (it can be soft or crisp, whatever you prefer) and drain except for 1/4 cup grease. Coarsly chop the bacon.
Add the onions and celery to the reserved grease and bacon and saute until soft, do not drain. Add the chicken base or cubes, 4 cups water, beans, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and cloves, and simmer for 2 hours.
Stir in the tomatoes with their juice. Serve.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by Debby Farmer

My family really liked this soup! Very heart, good flavor. I loved to use my pressure cooker,... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2003 by CHRISTA03

Great soup. I substituted Great Northern Beans for Navy beans. It was very good. MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2003 by JRICE

who can resist bacon! we all loved it. It freezes great and worked well with my leftover... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 7, 2003 by PAMELA D.

This was good. I doubled the recipe except for the tomatoes (which I pureed in the blender... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2003 by POWDER

Great tasteing recipe! Have had three people ask for the recipe just by the aroma, even before... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2003 by OSPREY

I love bacon but found this recipe had too much (if there is such a thing), otherwise very tasty. MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2007 by Melinda

This is the best bean soup ever! Up here in the Northwest, we are big soup fans in the cold... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2008 by yvonne

This recipe has a good flavor. I gave it 4 stars, because I like my beans more done than what... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2007 by DEBIVEE

Used great northern beans; otherwise, made recipe as stated. Used an immersion blender to... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2007 by KECIA123

Extraodinarily good! Much less salty than the canned if you use the less sodium bullion stuff. MORE

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