Slow Cooker Bean & Bacon Soup

By Thom7747

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 2-3 large carrots, peeled & chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cans white beans (such as Great Northern), drained & rinsed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 T. dried parsley

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from kittyskozykitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Fry bacon until crisp. (I did mine in the microwave). Remove & set aside.

Over medium heat, add 1 T. oil (if you cooked bacon in microwave, otherwise, use the bacon fat), and add carrots, celery & onion and saute' for about 7 minutes. Add garlic & saute' about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add salt & pepper.

Add 2 cans beans, bay leaf, and chicken broth. Cover the slow cooker & cook on low for 8 hours or on medium for 4-5 hours.

For the last 30 minutes, uncover & remove bay leaf. Mash the last can of beans & add to the slow cooker, along with the parsley. Heat through.