Navy bean and bacon soup is a hearty, comforting dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. This classic soup is made with navy beans, bacon, vegetables, and a flavorful broth. It is a simple soup to make, but it is packed with flavor. The beans are cooked until tender and the bacon adds a smoky flavor. The vegetables add sweetness and texture, and the broth is rich and flavorful. This soup is a great way to use up leftover ham or bacon, and it can be easily customized to your liking.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
BEAN AND BACON SOUP
Make and share this Bean and Bacon Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bangbang
Categories Beans
Time 1h10m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook bacon in soup pot till browned but still limp.
- Remove bacon from pan and reserve two tablespoons bacon fat.
- Cook carrots,onions, and celery in bacon fat over medium heat till soft.
- add beans and broth to soup pot with bacon and veggies.
- Bring to boil and turn heat down to simmer for 1/1/2 hours.
- Season with celery salt and pepper and serve with crusty bread and butter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 656.7, Fat 20.7, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 32.1, Sodium 731.3, Carbohydrate 82.2, Fiber 28.3, Sugar 10.3, Protein 37.1
BEAN WITH BACON SOUP
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 10h
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pick through the beans, then rinse and drain them. Put them in a large pot and cover with water by 2 inches. Let soak overnight.
- Drain the beans and return them to the pot. Add the chicken stock and 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
- While the beans are simmering, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Add half the bacon to the beans, reserving the rest for garnish.
- Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease from the skillet and add the carrots, celery and onions. Season with some salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables are just beginning to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomato paste and garlic and cook for another minute, stirring to combine.
- Using a slotted spoon, add the vegetables to the beans. Add the bay leaves and give it a good stir. Taste to check if it needs any additional seasoning. Simmer until the beans are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- When ready to serve, stir in the tomatoes. Serve with the reserved bacon and chopped parsley.
NAVY BEAN SOUP WITH HAM
Use smoked ham hocks to add hearty flavor to a navy bean soup made from scratch.
Provided by jerry_smart
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas
Time 2h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place navy beans into a large pot and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans.
- Use a small piece of kitchen twine to tie parsley and thyme sprigs and bay leaf into a small bundle. Place soaked beans, herb bundle, ham hocks, carrot, onion, and garlic into a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Pour 8 cups cold water over ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until beans and ham hocks are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Turn off heat; remove ham hocks and let cool. When they are cool enough to handle, remove meat from the bones, discarding the bones, fat, and skin. Chop ham into small cubes. Remove and discard herb bundle.
- Transfer about 3 cups cooked beans along with some cooking liquid into a blender; puree beans. Pour pureed beans back into soup, add cooked ham, and bring back to a simmer over medium heat. Season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 339.5 calories, Carbohydrate 39.3 g, Cholesterol 34 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 15.4 g, Protein 20.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 110.7 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
MY NAVY BEAN SOUP
A delicious rich and colorful soup. Good for a cool autumn evening.
Provided by Patty Long
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas
Time 4h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Clean and sort the beans. Place them in a large bowl with water to cover and soak for 3 hours.
- In a large pot over medium heat, combine the beans and the chicken stock and allow to simmer.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots and onion and saute for 10 minutes, or until onion is caramelized. Add this mixture to the pot.
- In the same skillet over medium high heat, saute the bacon for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it is crisp. Drain the grease and add the bacon to the pot. Continue to simmer the soup over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the beans are tender and the soup has thickened.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 448.4 calories, Carbohydrate 40 g, Cholesterol 19.9 mg, Fat 25.5 g, Fiber 15 g, Protein 16.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 995.9 mg, Sugar 5.1 g
BEAN WITH BACON
A great winter soup.
Provided by Karena
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas
Time 2h35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Boil the beans in 9 cups of the water and then let sit for one hour. Drain and set aside.
- Cook the bacon to your desired texture (it can be soft or crisp, whatever you prefer) and drain except for 1/4 cup grease. Coarsely chop the bacon.
- Add the onions and celery to the reserved grease and bacon and saute until soft, do not drain. Add the chicken base or cubes, 4 cups water, beans, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and cloves, and simmer for 2 hours.
- Stir in the tomatoes with their juice. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 630.7 calories, Carbohydrate 52.2 g, Cholesterol 51.5 mg, Fat 35.3 g, Fiber 19.6 g, Protein 26.6 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 987.1 mg, Sugar 6.5 g
NAVY BEAN SOUP I
A hearty soup that will warm you on a cold night.
Provided by ANGCHICK
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas
Time 4h25m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine beans, water, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, ham, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, garlic, and bay leaf in a stock pot; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for two hours.
- Add additional water. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for an additional two hours. Discard bay leaf.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.5 calories, Carbohydrate 35.7 g, Cholesterol 14.9 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 13 g, Protein 16.1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 878.6 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
NAVY BEAN SOUP
Enjoy this hearty soup that comes loaded with navy beans and veggies and is made easily at home on a stovetop!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Lunch
Time 2h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In 8-quart Dutch oven, heat beans and water to boiling. Boil uncovered 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour.
- Stir in remaining ingredients except parsley. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender.
- Stir in parsley. Cook 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 56 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 14 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 610 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g
NAVY BEAN & BACON SOUP (CANNING)
I haven't made this in a few years, it makes for good gifts! Total time does not include for soaking beans overnight, but prep time includes a rough guess to prepping all the ingredients. Be sure to measure all ingredients exactly.
Provided by bikerchick
Categories Beans
Time 3h
Yield 16 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Notes: 1 medium onion is about a cup; 2 medium stalks celery is about 1 cup; 1 lb pkg carrots is about 4 cups; 5 medium potatoes is about 8 cups.
- Combine all ingredients except bacon and onion in large pot.
- Cook over medium heat until soft.
- Cut bacon into small pieces and fry in skillet.
- Remove bacon and cook onion in bacon grease until soft.
- Add bacon and onion to bean mixture and heat until it simmers.
- Taste for salt and pepper.
- Remove bay leaves before putting in jars.
- Fill hot mixture into sterilized jars, filling to within 1" of tops of jars.
- Pressure can 1 hour at 10 lbs.
BEST NAVY BEAN & BACON SOUP
Make and share this Best Navy Bean & Bacon Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by SilverOpera
Categories Beans
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In the bottom of your pot, saute celery, garlic, carrot, onion, and bacon until the bacon is cooked through and the vegetables are soft.
- Add navy beans and chicken broth to the vegetables.
- Simmer until heated through.
- Add seasoning to taste.
- Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes or so.
- If soup gets too thick, add more chicken broth.
- Discard bacon.
- Remove half of soup and place in a blender or food processor. Pulse a few times and add mixture back to the pot.
- Serve with fresh chopped green onions. Can substitue other fresh onions if desired.
- Diced ham may be substituted for bacon and left in the soup.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.2, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 1.8, Sodium 573, Carbohydrate 43.8, Fiber 17, Sugar 2.5, Protein 14.5
NAVY BEAN AND BACON SOUP
A rich, creamy soup that's very easy to make. I came up with this recipe when faced with a bowl of soaked navy beans and the requirement to do something with them, using what I had on hand. This is a very flexible recipe, as you can use any small bean and substitute ham for the bacon. The bacon should be the premium smoked, thick-sliced bacon that's usually sold in bulk. Try to get the leanest they have. If you can't find this, Oscar Mayer has a thick-sliced premium bacon that comes in 12-oz packages. Use one package. If you use ham, get one of the no-water-added hams from the deli section, like Black Forest or brown sugar cured, and use about a third of a pound, chopped coarsely. Using ham will reduce the richness, of course, which may not be all bad. This soup is very good right out of the pan, but it's even better the next day.
Provided by Desert Baker
Categories Pork
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Pick over the beans and soak them in water for at least eight hours.
- Slice the bacon into half-inch strips and fry them until they're brown and crispy. Drain the bacon thoroughly and pour away all but about two tablespoons of the fat. (You can save the fat for other uses, as it has a nice smoky flavor.).
- Chop the onion and saute it in the reserved bacon fat until it's soft and translucent.
- Peel the garlic and slice the cloves into halves or thirds vertically. Add to the frying onions. Be extremely careful not to burn the garlic, as that will make it bitter and nasty.
- Put the soaked beans, fried bacon, sauteed onion and garlic, peppercorns, and bay leaves into the pressure cooker. Add water to cover by about an inch, Stir and process for 11 minutes under pressure. Allow to cool naturally (don't vent). Or, cook at a low simmer until the beans are soft all the way through.
- Remove the bay leaves and wizz with a stick blender to make a puree. Add the salt carefully, stirring thoroughly after each addition, until it tastes good to you. The amount, 2 tsp, is just an approximation, because the saltiness of the bacon varies.
BEAN AND BACON SOUP
This bean and bacon soup has been on our menu for about 25 years. Customers tell us they love its flavor. A clear chicken broth makes it different from other bean soups. -Robert Doumas, Gaylord, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h40m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans; discard liquid., In a large saucepan, combine the broth, beans, parsley, bay leaves and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add the onion, carrot and celery. Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables and beans are tender. Stir in bacon. Discard the bay leaves before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 196 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 818mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 12g fiber), Protein 13g protein.
CROCK POT WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH BACON
Use navy or great northern beans in this comfy soup. Perfect for those chilly fall evenings. From the book "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker".
Provided by mary winecoff
Categories Beans
Time 8h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine the beans, bacon, onion, celery, carrot, bouquet garni and broth in slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 9 hours.
- Remove the bouquet garni.
- Discard.
- Puree about one-third of the soup in a food processor.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add cream if using, cover and continue to cook on LOW 15 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.9, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 5.1, Sodium 841, Carbohydrate 45.3, Fiber 17.4, Sugar 4.4, Protein 21.4
Tips:
- Soak the navy beans overnight or for at least 6 hours to reduce cooking time and improve their texture.
- Use good quality bacon for a richer flavor. Thick-cut bacon is especially good.
- Don't overcrowd the pot when cooking the bacon. This will cause the bacon to steam rather than fry, resulting in limp and greasy bacon.
- Add the vegetables to the pot after the bacon is cooked and crispy. This will help prevent the vegetables from becoming overcooked and mushy.
- Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper. You may also want to add other spices, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or smoked paprika.
- Serve the soup hot with a side of crusty bread or crackers.
Conclusion:
Navy bean and bacon soup is a hearty, flavorful, and easy-to-make soup that is perfect for a cold day. The combination of navy beans, bacon, vegetables, and spices creates a soup that is both comforting and satisfying. This soup is also a great way to use up leftover ham or bacon. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy soup recipe, give navy bean and bacon soup a try.
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