Slow Cooker Bacon and Bean Soup is the perfect comfort food for a cold day. Richly flavored with smoked bacon and beans, this soup makes for an easy dinner that takes less than 10 minutes of hands-on time.
This my dear friends, is one of my husband’s recipes from Northern Ontario. I love his recipe, and he happened to make it this past weekend, so I asked if I could share it with you, thankfully he said yes, because you’re in for a treat with this recipe!
Why you’ll love this recipe
There is just something magical about dried beans that have been soaked overnight and then slowly simmered in a soup until they are tender, creamy and oh so good! This is pure comfort food that will fill your home with the rich smell of soup all day! In addition to the beans this soup contains onions and tomatoes and is seasoned with garlic, chili powder and of course, plenty of bacon! This soup is great either served chunky veggies in a broth or where everything is pureed into a thick and creamy soup – be sure to top it off with crispy bacon crumbles!
Ingredients for Bean and Bacon Soup
The beauty of this recipe is it’s simplicity, it only has 6 ingredients! To make this hearty bean soup you will need:
- Bob’s Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix (1/2 of a 29 oz bag)
- Smoked Thick Cut Bacon
- Cooking Onion, chopped
- Garlic, minced
- Chili Powder
- Chili Seasoned Diced Tomatoes
How to make this simple and amazingly tasty bacon and bean soup
This soup comes together is 7 simple steps:
- Rinse Bob’s Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix, then soak overnight in water to cover.
- The next day, drain and rinse the beans.
- Cook bacon, set aside to cool. (I like to cook bacon in my air fryer: 8 min at 400F).
- Empty can of diced tomatoes into crock pot.
- Add chopped onion, minced garlic, chili powder and beans to tomatoes in crock pot. Stir.
- Crumble bacon and add to crockpot mixture. Set 2-3 strips of bacon aside to garnish soup later.
- Simmer soup in crock pot on medium for 8 hours.
- Garnish with crumble bacon that was set aside and parsley and enjoy!
Other hearty soup recipes to try
Classic Waldorf Salad
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Slow Cooker Bacon and Bean Soup Recipe
Slow Cooker Bacon and Bean Soup is the perfect comfort food for a cold day. Richly flavored with smoked bacon and beans, this soup makes for an easy dinner that takes less than 10 minutes of hands-on time.
Ingredients
- 14 oz Bob's Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix (1/2 of a 29 oz bag)
- 1 lb Smoked Thick Cut Bacon
- 1/2 Cooking Onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoons Chili Powder
- 1 15oz can Chili Seasoned Diced Tomatoes
Instructions
- Rinse Bob's Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix, then soak overnight in water to cover.
- The next day, drain and rinse the beans.
- Cook bacon, set aside to cool.
- Empty can of tomatoes into crock pot.
- Add chopped onion, minced garlic, chili powder and beans to tomatoes in crock pot. Stir.
- Crumble bacon and add to crockpot mixture. Set 2-3 strips of bacon aside to garnish soup later.
- Simmer soup in crock pot on medium for 8 hours.
- Garnish with crumble bacon that was set aside and parsley and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 510Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 1236mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 9gSugar: 4gProtein: 35g
