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  The Best Smoky Bacon and Bean Soup Recipe
  Folks, you need this soup in your life! And if you want some more, be sure to check out our other favorite soups, like Tortellini Soup, White Bean Sausage and Kale Soup and Homemade Chicken Soup.
  Soup is one of my go-to meals in the fall. They are total comfort food and so easy to make. While most soup recipes do require a little time, the flavors are worth every minute! This soup is no exception. I couldn't stop eating it. I loved it so much I even made my friends try a spoonful of the leftovers when they stopped by…I'm a little crazy like that. They thought is was great and I love the validation.
  I made this recipe using canned beans. If that's not your thing, grab some dried great Northern beans and cover them with water to soak overnight. Drain the dry beans and then add them to the soup per the recipe. I'm a convenience girl sometimes and the canned beans cut out some serious prep time.
  Start by cooking your bacon until it's crispy. Here's a great pro tip for you – when a recipe calls for crumbled bacon, just use kitchen shears to cut the raw bacon right into the hot skillet. No need to cut or crumble after it's cooked!
  Save a little bit of the bacon grease and add the garlic, onions, carrots, celery, sauteeing until soft.
  Add 2 cans of drained great northern beans, chicken broth and a bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the soup and let it simmer away. Chicken stock works too.
  If you like your soups thicker, use 2 cups chicken broth. If you don't mind your soup on the runny side, use 3 cups broth.
  Turned out great! Didn't want to thaw bacon so I used saved refrigerated bacon grease and bacon bits. Ran out of bay leaf and used about 1 Tblsp Costco No salt seasoning and that worked perfectly.
  Awesome feedback Robin! Thanks for stopping by.
  Rencia Grobler says:
  I am from South Africa. What can I use for the beans. Thank you rencia2808@outlook.com
  Hi Rencia, It's a bean soup, so it's going to be tough to come up with a good substitute. Chickpeas maybe?
  I happen to have dry beans, how much do I use?
  a 15-ounce can of beans equals about a half cup of dry beans. So for the two cans you'd use a cup of dry. Keep in mind that you'll need to soak the beans overnight and the cooking process and need to cook them quite a bit longer.
  Delicious! Might add a pinch of cayenne pepper and a little smoked salt.
  Awesome feedback Christine! Thanks for stopping by.
  My entire family, including my three young kids, love this soup. I am not a very good cook, and it is easy to make. I am making it today for the third time!
  Sounds like winner! Thank you for your awesome feedback.
  Charlene Fessia says:
  I made the soup and it was good but to salty. I didn't put any salt at all in it just pepper. Only used 6 slices of low sodium bacon.
  Even low sodium bacon can be pretty salty. Also, salt is a personal preference so the flavor can be different for everyone.