Red And Black Bean Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 -8 slices bacon, crumbled
• 1 medium-large onion, diced
• 2 -4 stalks celery, diced
• 1 (14 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (14 ounce) can beans
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato (also add juice for flavor)
• 1/4 cup pine nuts (chopped up in food processor)
• 3 -4 cups chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons powder chicken stock (for more flavor)
• 4 -6 garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 -3 teaspoons rosemary
• 2 -3 teaspoons thyme
• 2 -3 teaspoons sage
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in microwave until crispy. in a sauce pan, cook diced onion and celery until onions are almost clear in color. add to chicken broth and bring to a boil. meanwhile, drain and rinse beans, and set aside.
• 2 add pine nuts, garlic, spices and sun dried tomatoes to food processor and pulse until well minced, set aside.
• 3 once broth comes to a boil add, crumbled bacon, black beans, beans, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, garlic, garlic powder, onion powder and all remaining spices, including powdered chicken stalk.
• 4 add salt and pepper to taste. simmer 10 minutes prior to serving.