Bean with Bacon Soup is a knockoff of the popular Campbell’s soup, which includes vegetables in a tasty broth.
Bean with Bacon Soup
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
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Today I want to share with you a recipe I did to sort of decode the Campbell’s Bean with Bacon soup I loved as a kid. I have always loved ham and beans, but the bean with bacon soup has that sort of weird taste that isn’t quite like that, probably because it has a little bit of tomato flavor in it. My usual beans are mostly flavored with mirepoix and ham, and we serve it with chopped onion and corn bread. I also make my ham and beans with Great Northern beans usually.
And when I set out to make this soup, I’d been kvetching a little bit because the kind of beans in the Campbell’s version are navy beans or pea beans. And that can change the texture a little bit. Also the soup has a bit of creamy bean texture which is best represented by adding in some canned refried beans (Unless you cook your beans from scratch, which you can do if you like).
The soup actually turned out quite good, so it should be perfect to pop into a lunch thermos if you have one of those.
Be sure to join me tomorrow when I post my recipe for Cranberry Pecan Granola, which is perfect for snacking on with lunch or after school, as well as tucking into some yogurt.
Until then-
~Sue
Bean with Bacon Soup
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup finely diced carrot
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or olive oil
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 (15-ounce) cans navy beans
- 1 cup refried beans
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- salt and black pepper
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Method:
- Saute the carrot, onion, and garlic in bacon drippings or olive oil until onions soften.
- Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.
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A quick easy soup that is perfect for a healthy lunch. Love the addition of the refried beans.
I don’t think I ever had bean and bacon soup. After reading this recipe, I will have to give it a try. There are a couple of additions that really drew me in. The liquid smoke is a great way to give this a different flavor and, like Wendy, I think the addition of refried beans is great. This would make a perfect lunch for school or for any time.
I love that you used refried beans to get the texture. This looks and sounds perfect for lunch!
Soups, particularly hearty ones, are perfect for taking for lunch.
This will be perfect for my son’s thermos on a cold day at school. A yummy way to warm up.