Print Recipe
Bean & Bacon Soup
 
recipe image
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 4
I have been making this soup for a long time now and everyone likes it. Very tasty if made with smoked bacon.You can use any beans you like.Can't remember how i came by it.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
120 g lardons or 120 g streaky bacon
1 medium onion
1 garlic clove
1 stalk celery
1 carrot
400 g chopped tomatoes
700 ml chicken stock (i use a cube)
400 g rinsed butter beans or 400 g haricot beans
10 g basil
Directions:
1. Heat the oil and add the bacon and cook until the fat begins to run.
2. then add the chopped onion, garlic, celery,carrot, and cook for 5 min's med heat.
3. Then add tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil and simmer for 20min's
4. Stir in the beans and reheat until boiling
5. Add seasoning and chopped basil and serve with some nice crusty bread.
By RecipeOfHealth.com