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.