Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup Recipe

Name: Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound dried Great Northern Beans (or 4 cans small white beans); 6 cups chicken stock; 3 carrots diced; 2 stalks celery diced; 1 onion diced; 4 cloves garlic minced; ¾ lb bacon cut into pieces; 2 bay leaves; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 drops liquid smoke (optional); 3 green onions (just the green part); salt and pepper to taste; saltine crackers

Ingredients

1 pound dried Great Northern Beans (or 4 cans small white beans)
6 cups chicken stock
3 carrots diced
2 stalks celery diced
1 onion diced
4 cloves garlic minced
¾ lb bacon cut into pieces
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 drops liquid smoke (optional)
3 green onions (just the green part)
salt and pepper to taste
saltine crackers

PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 4h	TOTAL TIME 4h20m
YIELD 6 servings

Instructions

Rinse dried beans and soak overnight covered in water. Drain beans and place in slow cooker.
In a skillet or large pot, add bacon and cook until crispy, remove and set aside.
Add all the ingredients to the slow cooker, give it a good stir and cook 4-6 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
Remove bay leaves, and using an immersion blender give the soup a few pulses just to make it more creamy. Or you can remove 1½ cups of the soup and put it in a food processor or blender then add it back into the soup.
Serve it with some extra bacon, and some green onions on top and a bunch of saltine crackers.
**add more stock if you want it to be thinner