White Bean and Bacon Soup
Chopped Spinach-Tomato Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried Great Northern beans
- 3 slices center cut bacon, chopped
- ¾ cup chopped onion
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp dried rosemary, crushed
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Rinse and sort beans. Place beans in a 3-quart slow cooker.
- Cook bacon in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet, reserving drippings in pan; crumble bacon. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic to drippings in pan; cook 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Transfer onion mixture and bacon to slow cooker. Add broth, rosemary, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Cover and cook on Low 8 to 10 hours or until beans are tender.
Side Dish Ingredients
- 4 cups baby spinach, chopped
- 6 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 3 carrots, thinly sliced
- ¾ cup finely chopped onion
- 2 Tbsp capers, drained
- 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1½ tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Side Dish Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a large salad bowl; toss until well coated.
Nutritional Information
| Main | Side | Total | |
| Servings | 6 | 6 | |
| Calories |
240
|
100
|
340
|
| Fat (g) | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Sat. Fat (g) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Protein (g) | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Carb (g) | 43 | 9 | 52 |
| Fiber (g) | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Sodium (mg) | 510 | 220 | 730 |
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