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Three bean and Bacon Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Three bean and Bacon Soup takes 1440 minutes to cook.

Three bean and Bacon Soup makes 17 servings.

The ingredients for Three bean and Bacon Soup are:

1 pound dry navy beans
1 pound dry pinto beans
1 pound dry great northern beans
1.5 pounds bacon (I used overly thick cut)
water
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Three bean and Bacon Soup:

Wash and soak beansRinse beansPlace beans in large pot and cover liberally with waterAdd 3-6 slices of bacon (raw) to pot add salt and pepper as desired, stirCook over low heat until beans are cooked most of way, stirring occasionally, add water if neededPartially cook remaining bacon, discarding grease and anything too fattyDry bacon to remove remaining grease and cut into bite size or slightly larger piecesAdd bacon to pot, stir inContinue to cook on low heat until beans are throughly cooked and soup reaches desired consistentcy Takes about 24 hours to cook. Makes 17 1 cup servingscan be partially or fully done in a large slow cooker, if using slow cooker make sure beans have room to move while cooking so they do not become smashed.Number of Servings: 17Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EQUINOX_MC.

The nutritional information for Three bean and Bacon Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 17
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 335.8

• Total Fat: 20.1 g
• Cholesterol: 34.0 mg
• Sodium: 765.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.0 g
• Protein: 18.8 g