Bean And Bacon Soup #2

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dry navy beans, sorted and rinsed
• 6 cups water
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon crushed dried parsley

Recipe

• 1 place beans in a large pot, cover with water and soak overnight; drain and rinse.
• 2 add water, garlic, salt, pepper and bay leaf.
• 3 cover and simmer for 1½ hours.
• 4 meanwhile, cook bacon until crisp; remove from pan and drain on paper towel.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 add onions and bell pepper to pan drippings; sauté until tender.
• 7 add to beans along with carrots.
• 8 cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• 9 add tomato sauce and parsley.
• 10 cover and simmer an additional 30 minutes.
• 11 remove the bay leaf before serving with reserved bacon crumbled on top.