Recipe Type: Soup
Serves: 4
Bacon really adds flavor to this bean and potato soup.
Ingredients

• 1 pound northern beans- pre-soaked and cooked according to package directions
• 3 quarts water
• 1 large onion, diced
• 6 carrots, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 pound bacon (nitrate/nitrite free) fried and diced
• 4 potatoes, diced
• Ham bone if available or just 2-3 cups of ham
• Sea salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons parsley, if preferred
• 1/2 teaspoon basil, if preferred

Instructions

1. Add enough water to beans to equal 3 quarts. Add all other ingredients and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

 
Notes

Complexity: Very easy