Dinner

Bean and bacon soup is for Dinner.

Bean and bacon soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Bean and bacon soup takes 35 minutes to cook.

Bean and bacon soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Bean and bacon soup are:

- 4 bacon medallions cut into small pieces
- 2 x 400g cans of butter beans, drained and washed
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 1 medium carrot, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 can of peeled tomatoes, chopped or blended.
- Spices: 1bay leaf and half a teaspoon thyme,
- 1 or 2 teaspoons of olive oil.
- Salt by preference.

Optional: serve with freshly chopped parsley for a plus of flavour.

Here is how you make Bean and bacon soup:

1. Start by using a 3.5l saucepan or bigger.2. Place in the saucepan all the fresh chopped vegetables, the diced bacon, olive oil and spices and bring to boil for about 5 minutes on medium heat and stir the content occasionally so it won''t stick.3.drain the butter beans and give them a rinse under cold water then add them to the steamed chopped vegetables. 4. Top it all with 2 l of water and bring to the boil on medium heat for 15-20 minutes.5. Add the chopped tomatoes and salt and let it boil for a further 15 minutes.6. Serve while hot and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley.Serving Size: 6 hearty portions of around 400g eachNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DIANACRISTINA.

The nutritional information for Bean and bacon soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 127.2

• Total Fat: 2.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 409.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
• Protein: 5.0 g

The dietary needs meet for Bean and bacon soup is Low Fat