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Bean and Canadian Bacon Soup

Lean Canadian bacon has a delightful smoky flavor that pairs well with canned beans. Serve this soup with plenty of crusty bread for dunking.
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large carrot trimmed and diced
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 12 ounces Canadian bacon diced
  • 1 can 15 ounces Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cans 14 ounces each chicken broth, preferably reduced-sodium
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed dried oregano
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pot.
  • Add the carrot and onion and cook 5 minutes or until the onion is transparent.
  • Add the Canadian bacon, turn the heat to high, and sauté 1 to 2 minutes, just to lightly brown.
  • Add the beans, chicken broth, oregano, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
  • Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes for flavors to blend.
  • Remove bay leaves before serving.

Vary It!

  • If desired, pour the soup into a blender and blend 1 minute, so the ingredients are finely chopped.
  • For a thicker soup, puree the beans in a blender or food processor and then stir them into the soup.
  • Or give the finished soup a few zaps with a wand blender for a bit more body.
  • Also, this soup tastes even better as it gets older.
  • Pour leftovers into single-serve containers and freeze up to one month.
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Course Pork / Soup
Cuisine Canadian