Great soup for the winter.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 2 hrs 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 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
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- 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. Coarsely 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.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 631 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 52 g |
| Cholesterol | 52 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 20 g |
| Protein | 27 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 987 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 35 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Great recipe. I use ham bouillon instead of chicken, and I add a ham bone if I have one, if not just diced ham. It freezes great, so I also make a big batch, and freeze some.
Good hearty winter soup and even my wife loves it. I’ve made it as written and with minor changes to accommodate what I have on hand. You really can’t go wrong.
Followed recipe. It is YUMMY Comfort food at it’s best.
The best Bean and bacon soup I have ever had!!!!
This was definitely a great tasting soup. Next time I make it though, I’ll soak the beans overnight as I did find the beans hard to digest.
We really enjoyed this soup. Easy to make. I did add a few drops of liquid smoke for more flavor. I will make this again for sure. I served it with fried cornbread. YUM!
Terrific, we enjoyed our dinner! Thank you for sharing.
I followed the recipe exactly as written and after tasting it , I found that it need more S&P but that’s my own preference. I also blended half for a thicker consistency but again that’s how I wanted it. All in all a very good soup and will definitely make again
Went exactly according to the recipe and it was delicious!
every time I see recipes that require bullion cubes the size is never mentioned I think the cube should indicate how much liquid per cube. I usually buy large cubes which are for two cups of water
Made as per recipe….we both loved it
I liked the recipe, although next time I will cut down on the bacon. I put mine in the crock pot, turned out great.
This is a very tasty soup. Best the second day. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
It was okay, but for me the flavor was lacking. I will try adding additional spices next time to see if I can enhance the flavor.
This soup get better the longer it sits in the fridge!
I’m not a bean soup person but my dad is. He wanted bacon nlbean soup on a whim so I searched and found this recipe. It was very easy to make. I put mine in the crockpot instead of on the stove and cooked it on low for almost 8 hours. Dad loved it! I’m sure I’ll be making it again!
Very flavorful and who doesn’t like bacon?
My wife’s favorite soup. She asks for it regularly.
Delicious! I made mine in 1 hour in the pressure cooker following the rough instructions given by another reviewer (FoodieWife). I rinsed the beans very well then added 10 cups of water and cooked under high pressure for 8 min, I allowed a natural release for 15 min then quick released the remaining steam. I added the remaining ingredients (without changing the water), then cooked under high pressure for 20 min more. I then allowed for a complete natural steam release (about 20 min). I removed about 2 1/2 cups of beans/veggies + bay leaf with a strainer and used my immersion blender to roughly chop and thicken the soup. It was the perfect consistency after adding the 2 1/2 cups back in. I served it over Homesteader Cornbread from this site. Thanks Karena for a great recipe!
Family loved it!
Delicious. I made the beans a day before and then put the ingredients in a slow cooker for four hours. I used salsa as a condiment for people who wanted a little more spice.