Slow Cooker
White Bean and Bacon Soup
Bibb Lettuce with Buttermilk Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 (16-oz) pkg dried great Northern beans
- 8 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (32-oz) carton low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Rinse and sort beans. Place in a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker.
- Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove from pan, reserving drippings.
- Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic to drippings. Cook 5 minutes or until tender.
- Transfer onion mixture and bacon to cooker. Add broth, thyme, salt, pepper and bay leaf.
- Cover and cook on LOW 10 hours or until beans are tender. (Reserve 2 cups bean mixture for White Bean, Basil, and Pine Nut Wraps recipe.) Discard bay leaf before serving.
Side Dish Ingredients
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tbsp buttermilk
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 shallot, finely minced
- 2 heads Bibb lettuce, torn
Side Dish Instructions
- Whisk together mayonnaise, buttermilk, lemon juice, salt, pepper and shallot; add lettuce, and toss.
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