White bean soup with bacon

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• Ruth Joseph author

  14 August 2008

  Ruth Joseph author commented on this recipe

  As a hugely comitted veggie i think it would be just as good with the addition of some tofu cooked crispy or even processed into the mix for extra nutrititive value

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• sal

  28 August 2008

  sal rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this but but less cream in, i put a lot of black pepper for taste.

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• Viv1945

  10 September 2008

  Viv1945 commented on this recipe

  I am just about to make this for the second time. It was well received the last time I made it and it is so easy and tasty. Can leave out the bacon for veggies.

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• Fiona

  13 September 2008

  Fiona rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Good, next time will try it with Chicken Stock cube and more crispy bread.. otherwise it is nice to consider it as light meal or serve as first course

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• mother*ship

  23 September 2008

  mother*ship rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I don't have a mouli so I just blended it with my Bamix, I actually quite like a bit of texture. I used 3 cloves of garlic and a couple of spoons of crème fraîche instead of the single cream and thought it was very tasty.

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• Tora

  20 October 2008

  Tora rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yummy, quick and warming! Used blender - keeping the fibre in must make it healthier as well.

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• HappyBunny

  30 October 2008

  HappyBunny commented on this recipe

  Excellent! Very quick and easy and totally delicious. I doubled it because it was our main meal and was glad I did because it wouldn't have been enough for four hungry people.

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• thegrezza

  28 January 2009

  thegrezza rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My 8 year old son made this with only a little help from me (frying the bacon) and it was absolutely delicious!!! A great way for kids to eat vegetables they would otherwise go 'ew' at!

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• miss.moss

  02 March 2009

  miss.moss rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this as directed, altho with a blender. I've been searching for a bean-with-bacon soup, so I was very excited when I read this one. However, the results were only okay. Worth making just for variety, but not yet the go-to bean-with-bacon soup recipe!

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• Joanne

  20 September 2009

  Joanne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very tasty, quite a thin soup. Was great as a light meal with bread, but only got 2.5 portions out of the recipe here! Very quick and easy to make, I don't have a mouli so I added the stock, then used a blender to liquidise, then added the cream.

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• Nickd1980

  22 November 2010

  Nickd1980 commented on this recipe

  Very disappointed with this one, felt it was lacking in flavor and consistency. The recipe was very easy to follow and very simple ingredients however I'm not sure if I want wrong somewhere can't see where but the soup did not make it past the tasting stage.

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• Katie Forrest

  10 January 2011

  Katie Forrest rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this evening and it's really nice! Changed recipe slightly - used a blender as others have done but it came out really well, very tasty. Not 100% about the calorie value given though as I worked it out to be quite a bit higher! But still not too bad given it has the cream in it. V.good! :)

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• Anndiner

  13 October 2011

  Anndiner commented on this recipe

  Yammy, thanks for the recipe

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• Sean

  02 August 2012

  Sean rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made the same velvety type of soup using dried haricot or lima beans.

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• Geordielass

  06 April 2013

  Geordielass rated and commented on this recipe

  

  For those who said it was disappointing, I find it gives a tastier and more substantial soup if you cook the bacon in the soup (fry off with the onions and carrots & blend in with the rest) rather than adding it on top.

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• Geordielass

  06 April 2013

  Geordielass commented on this recipe

  Oh, and use ham stock (Knorr do stock cubes) to compliment the bacon and add extra flavour - very tasty.

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• Laura

  08 April 2013

  Laura rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this without the bacon and parsley as I didn't have any, but added some celery, leek and rosemary at the frying stage and instead of the single cream added a spoonful of clotted cream as that was what I had in the fridge. Also used a stick blender rather than a mouli as I don't have one of those! The soup was really nice, straight forward and I usually have most of the ingredients in the fridge! Tasted really creamy and had a good flavour.

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Ingredients

• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 1 carrot , finely chopped
• olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 410g tin white beans such as cannellini beans , rinsed and drained
• 500ml chicken or veg stock
• 142ml pot single cream
• 4 rashers streaky bacon , finely sliced and fried until crisp
• a few sprigs parsley , fried until crisp

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Serves 4

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Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 1 carrot , finely chopped
• olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 410g tin white beans such as cannellini beans , rinsed and drained
• 500ml chicken or veg stock
• 142ml pot single cream
• 4 rashers streaky bacon , finely sliced and fried until crisp
• a few sprigs parsley , fried until crisp

Per serving

54 kcalories, protein 1.4g, carbohydrate 3.2g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 0.6g, fibre 2g, salt 0.3 g

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